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ID number: BIRRC-D0333 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Title / Object name: Blanket Object type: Textile Place made: N. Nigeria Culture: Hausa Materials: Cotton Measurements: 275 x 132 cm |
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This blanket is made from cotton, a crop that is plentiful on the plains of the Kano and Rano regions of Hausaland. It is made from nine lengths of double-heddle narrow-loom woven strips (14 cm in width), and is weft striped in indigo on white. It was probably presented to the Danford Collection by Sister Evelyn Bellamy 1969. |
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