Headtie
1980 (made)
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Headtie, part, woven and over-printed. Pink silk damask ground with gold and silver stripes in the form of flowers branching and curling to form ogival medallions; between these there are oval metallic spots which shine blue/gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk and metal thread over-printed |
| Brief description | Jacquard-woven silk for a headtie, head wrap or gele, Switzerland for Hayes Textiles Ltd. London, for the Nigerian market, 1982-83 |
| Physical description | Headtie, part, woven and over-printed. Pink silk damask ground with gold and silver stripes in the form of flowers branching and curling to form ogival medallions; between these there are oval metallic spots which shine blue/gold. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the estate of Mr. D.A. Butler |
| Production | Made for Hayes Textiles Limited, London, for export to Nigeria. |
| Bibliographic reference | Stylianou, N., 'Designing for a New Nigeria: Hayes Textiles Limited and the British Manuacture of Gele in the Postcolonial Period' in Farley, L and Weddell, J., (eds)., Design Objects and the Museum (London, 2016), pp.41-50 |
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| Accession number | T.87-2000 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2000 |
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