Àdìrẹ cloth
Textile
1960-1964 (made), 1960-1964 (made)
1960-1964 (made), 1960-1964 (made)
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Cotton cloth composed of sewn together narrow strips of factory produced cotton. The strips are either dyed red or with indigo reist dyed and alternate. The indigo strips have a pattern of pairs of squares that have had lines stitched through them. Traces of the sewn stitches remain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Àdìrẹ cloth |
| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Àdìrẹ cloth, indigo resist and over-dyed cotton, Nigeria, 1960-1964 |
| Physical description | Cotton cloth composed of sewn together narrow strips of factory produced cotton. The strips are either dyed red or with indigo reist dyed and alternate. The indigo strips have a pattern of pairs of squares that have had lines stitched through them. Traces of the sewn stitches remain. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.571-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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