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1950	Work on this object began.
1970	Work on this object ended.
1979	We acquired this object.
2007	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Textile (Nigeria)

This is a Textile. It is dated mid- 20th century and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is cotton and its technique is factory-woven plain weave, stitched-resist patterning, indigo-dyed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Textile Department Fund.

A vertically-oriented textile with a center panel and a wide border on each long side, with geometric forms in shades of blue. The center panel has blue and white check with white threads withdrawn in a pattern of concentric diamonds repeating throughout. The inner diamonds along the center are solid blue, while the remaining are bordered with a lighter shade in the interior. The left and right borders have three blue and white parallel bands that form lines, with the plain weave cloth visible as yellow stripes in between. Each band contains a rotated triangle patterns in dark blue; the effect is almost pinwheel-like.

Pelete Bite Wrapper, Pelete Bite
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1988-56-1

Adire Wrapper (Gambia)
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1993-136-2

Handmade Model Of Blocks And Grid, Blocks and Grid

Handmade Model Of Blocks And Grid, Blocks and Grid
paper, polyester.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2014-38-14

Its dimensions are

H x W: 188 cm (6 ft. 2 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (Nigeria); cotton; H x W: 188 cm (6 ft. 2 in.); Museum purchase from Textile Department Fund; 1979-23-4

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CNHX/
Accession Number 1979-23-4
Object ID 18497705