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Object Number 2000.27.10
Display Title Textile "wrapper," resist-dyed, pattern of squares
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Adire eleko
Object Description Textile "wrapper" with pattern of squares; of two 34" strips stitched together x 75"; Adire eleko resist-dyed with cassava starch; stencilled pattern, "Ibadan. Dun." on back
Inventory Description Textile, woven cotton fabric, indigo with light blue geo. and bird batik pattern
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Date 1965 or earlier
Culture
  • Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria / <State> / <County> / Ibadan
Additional Geographic Terms Oje market; 16 day cloth market
Dimensions Overall: 173.3744 x 192.4054 x 0.1 cm (68 1/4 x 75 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.27.10
Credit Line Gift of Mary Stevenson Thieme '55
Provenance
Collector Mary S. Thieme (1965 - 8/28/00)
Donor Mary S. Thieme (1965 - 8/28/00)

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