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ID number: BIRRC-D0061 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Saddle cloth Object type: Leatherwork
Place made: Ilorin, N. Nigeria Culture: Yoruba or Hausa Collector: Danford, John Materials: Cotton, felt, leather and metal Measurements: 130 x 72 cm
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Woven cotton base with appliqued felt, cotton and leather with metal studs. Patterns in yellow, red, green, purple, black and beige, based on circles, triangles and rectangles. Collected in 1954.
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