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ID number: BIRRC-D0115 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Woollen blanket (Khasa) Object type: Textile Place made: Boughtiu, N. Nigeria Culture: Madube Collector: Danford, John Materials: Wool Measurements: 133 x 250 cm |
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This blanket has been woven using sheep's wool in weft-faced strips, with stripes and extra weft patterns in red-brown and black on a cream-white background. It was originally woven in the inland delta area of the Niger. The Madube are a group of the sedentary Fulbe. It was acquired by John Danford in 1943, who lent it to the Danford Collection in 1966. It was purchased in 1975. |
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| Danford, John 1913 1970 | |
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