Rectangular length of raffia cloth. Woven narrow dark and light brown stripes, crossed with a broad band of darker weft at each end. The short edges are hemmed with hand stitching. [BS [OPS Move] 3/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular length of raffia cloth. Woven narrow dark and light brown stripes, crossed with a broad band of darker weft at each end. The short edges are hemmed with hand stitching. [BS [OPS Move] 3/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Samuel Morton Peto; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1880?, uncertain
Date collected: ?Circa 1880
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Raffia Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 425 mm, Length: max 1130 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.1265

Search terms: Textile

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