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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.

Unknown, Woman's Wrapper Cloth, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Rich, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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