adire
- Museum number
- Af1951,12.212
- Description
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Adire: two pieces of European cotton hand sewn together with raffia. Decorated with a repeating pattern using the starch resist method using a stencil. The textile is unhemmed.
- Production date
- 1949
- Dimensions
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Length: 182.50 centimetres
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Width: 173.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Similar to Af1951,12.211 but consisting of two pieces, and with the starch removed.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1951
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by W.B.Fagg from the maker on 4 January 1950 for 10 shillings. Purchased in a group at Abeokuta market with Af1951,12.209 to 213.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1951,12.212
