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Adire textile
Object Number 2001.14.1
Display Title Adire textile
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Adire
Object Description Textile, tie-dye or Adire
Inventory Description Woven cotton cloth, dyed, blue and white.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Date 1974 ca.
Culture
  • Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Materials Cotton, Pigment, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 25 cm (15 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Adams 1972; 2001.14.1; Aadams 1972
Credit Line Gift of Monni Adams
Provenance
Collector Anne Beaman (1974 ca.)
Donor Dr. Monni Adams (7/4/01)

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