Textile
72-28-19
From: Nigeria
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 72-28-19 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ibadan |
Provenience | Nigeria |
Section | African |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Woven |
Description | Made of three pieces like 72-28-18, loosely sewn together at long sides. Fringed at ends. Background color is neutral, decoration is woven in dark blue. Each piece is decorated as follows: At each end there are two crosswise stripes about 1 cm apart. A bit less than one third of the distance from each long side are two slightly separated vertical stripes (four on each piece). On two of the pieces these vertical stripes are in a chain pattern, and on the third the pattern is vertical dashes in horizontal rows. |
Length | 219.3 cm |
Width | 132.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. J. D. Kingsley in memory of her late husband, 1972 |
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