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cloth panel
c.1976-1979
This is a handwoven cloth panel. The basic weave is black with red warp stripes running through it. The panel features supplementary weft float patterns in a variety of colours (red, white, blue, yell...
Yoruba batik
c. 1975
This is a long rectangular Yoruba batik cloth, with selvedge on two sides. It is wax resist dyed using stamping blocks to create a wave design. The wave motifs are arranged in threes and an overall ch...
Adire cloth
1965-1985
This is a long Yoruba Adire cloth with selvedge on two sides. The overall colour is indigo blue, and the design consists of large central diamond or lozenge shapes in red and green. The designs are cr...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1970-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed batik panel in red, yellow and maroon, with a zig-zag border and selvedge on two sides. It shows four people, probably from the same family judging by the uniformit...