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1992.21.42

Fringed handwoven cotton cloth comprising three complete textiles machine stitched together.

1992.21.42

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fringed handwoven cotton cloth comprising three complete textiles machine stitched together.
Long description
Fringed handwoven cotton cloth comprising three complete textiles machine stitched together. Warp-faced, with narrow red warp stripes on white ground; horizontal bands of supplementary weft patterning in red and black cotton.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Cultural groups
Hausa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950
Date collected
1950 - 1960
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1992
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Brocaded Woven, Process Machine-made
Dimensions
Length 2200 mm, Width 1600 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.21.42

Search terms: Textile

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