Cloth
About this object
Narrative
The De Wreede collection was collected over a 2 year period in which the De Wreede's were mostly in Sierra Leone, and partly in Nigeria. This piece was probably collected in Nigeria.
Cultural context
clothing
Specific techniques
Adire-alabere (stitch-resist dyeing) technique.
Physical description
Cloth composed of 22 strips of dyed fabric sewn together. The cloth has a mottled blue and white pattern, with solid indigo borders on each end. There is also a short (.7 cm) fringe on each end.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Before 1981
Date Acquired
8 Jan 1982
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 109 cm x 160 cm
Object Number
Af511