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Textile "wrapper," resist-dyed, bird pattern
Textile "wrapper," resist-dyed, bird pattern
Object Number 2000.27.9.2
Display Title Textile "wrapper," resist-dyed, bird pattern
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Adire eleko
Object Description Textile "wrapper" with bird pattern; of two 33" strips stitched together x 65"; Adire eleko resist-dyed with cassava starch; M.S on back; one of a pair with 2000.27.9.1
Inventory Description Woven cotton fabric, indigo dyed batik bird and geo pattern, text
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Date 1966 or earlier
Culture
  • Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria / <State> / <County> / Ibadan
Additional Geographic Terms Oje market; 16 day cloth market
Materials Cotton fabric, Indigo dye, Cassava starch
Dimensions Overall: 83.82 x 165.1 x 0.1 cm (33 x 65 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.27.9.2
Credit Line Gift of Mary Stevenson Thieme '55
Provenance
Collector Mary S. Thieme (1966 - 8/28/00)
Donor Mary S. Thieme (1966 - 8/28/00)

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