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ID number: BIRRC-D0396(2) Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: African Collection Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Length of cotton textile Object type: Textile
Place made: Okene or Ilorin, N. Nigeria Culture: Igbirra or Yoruba Materials: Cotton Measurements: 163 x 60 cm
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Woven on a single-heddle woman's loom. Handspun natural cotton warp with narrow indigo warp-stripes at 11 cm intervals. Weft stripes in indigo with supplementary weft-float patterns in marked indigo yard. Brass rings along one edge. (Used as curtains and quite faded.)
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