adire;
garment
- Museum number
- 2018,2036.103
- Description
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Adire cloth; garment in two panels. Indigo starch-resist-dyed on factory-made cotton sheeting; machine-sewn together at seams. Machine-sewn hems at both ends.
- Production date
- 1960-1980 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 194 centimetres
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Width: 173 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See comment on 2018,2036.101. This pattern is known as 'Ibadan Dum' (Ibadan is sweet). For another version of this design, see BM Af1971,35.15.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fiar; damage to supplementary patterns. Silk damaged in places.
- Acquisition date
- 28 Nov 2018
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by the donor from African textile collector/dealer Duncan Clarke in April 2003.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2018,2036.103
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: I.D2 (Griffiths-Rudoe collection number)
