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Woven Cotton

1875-1923 (made)
Place of origin

Loose open-weave cloth with compacted sections of weft that leave much of the warp exposed. Indigo resist dyed.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Probably a womans wrapper, indigo dyed woven cotton, late nineteenth or early twentieth century, Eastern Nigeria.
Physical description
Loose open-weave cloth with compacted sections of weft that leave much of the warp exposed. Indigo resist dyed.
Dimensions
  • Length: 250cm
  • Width: 100cm
Collection
Accession number
T.230-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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