wrapper
- Museum number
- 2018,2036.269
- Description
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Wrapper; composed of sixteen narrow strips, hand sewn together. Indigo-dyed and white cotton warp and weft. Weft-faced blocks and supplementary weft float geometric and figurative patterns in multi-coloured cotton arranged in regular pattern across cloth. Hand sewn hems at both ends.
- Production date
- 1950-1970 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 210 centimetres
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Width: 148 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This was acquired as a typical example of post-WWII Ewe production.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good; two small sewn local repairs.
- Acquisition date
- 28 Nov 2018
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by the donor in June 2004 from African textile dealer/collector Duncan Clarke in London.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2018,2036.269
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: E.289 (Duncan Clarke number)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: II.N42 (Griffiths-Rudoe collection number)