mid-20th cent.
12-strip cotton kente cloth, dyed with indigo and other dyes.
(60" l. x 38" w.)
Condition note: some tears and gaps in stitchiing between strips, due to age. See photos.
Nigeria, 1973
Cotton damask fabric cassava resist-dyed with natural indigo, using "1973" stencil design (66" x 64").
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From a private collection.
Cotton damask fabric cassava resist-dyed with natural indigo (86" x 48"). Dyed in the traditional Yoruba "OK & Matches" or "Cube" pattern. Partial view shown.
Mali or Burkina Faso.
Antique Strip-weave cotton fabric resist-dyed with natural indigo dye. (53" x 39"). Some repairs, as shown.
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Ex. collection of Roy Sieber, Indiana University.
Baule people, Ivory Coast.
Indigo and white ikat strip-weave (10-strip) cotton fabric, with cotton thread dyed with other colors.
(58" x 42"). Vintage fabric, as shown.
