Wrapper

Description

Adire length of factory cotton cloth, dyed with indigo and with palm fibre resist stitch pattern, worn by women as a wrapper: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1938.624

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Wrapper

Production information

Unknown
Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Yoruba

Materials

Cloth, Indigo

Physical description

Tie-dyed using palm fibre stitches and dyed with indigo

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, patterns of life