cloth;
sample
- Museum number
- 2011,2052.77
- Description
-
Narrow strip cloth; sample, made of cotton. Predominantly purple-dyed cotton warp with narrow black-dyed stripes at edges. Black-dyed cotton weft. Supplementary weft float patterns in lime green-dyed cotton at intervals along strip. Cut off unevenly at both ends.
- Production date
- 2000
- Dimensions
-
Length: 10.20 metres (approx)
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Width: 14 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Made by female weaver.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 2011
- Acquisition notes
- Donor was resident in Nigeria from 1999-2002, based in Abuja. Travelled widely across northern and central Nigeria and made collection of traditional crafts.
Purchased by the donor in Lokoja? in 2000.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2011,2052.77
