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Woman's Wrapper Cloth20th century

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Indigo-dyed textile with two sewn panels, organized into a grid of rectangular sections each filled with distinct geometric motifs including sunbursts, spirals, lattices, chevrons, and checkerboard patterns in pale blue-gray on deep indigo
Indigo-dyed textile with densely embroidered geometric patterns arranged in a grid, including concentric circles, spiral motifs, radiating sunbursts, triangles, and cross-hatched squares in pale blue thread on deep navy ground.
Title
Woman's Wrapper Cloth
Culture
Yoruba people
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave, stenciled cassava, paste-resist dyed (adire eleko)
Dimensions
80 1/2 × 71 in. (204.47 × 180.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2013.215.21
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles