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Adire cloth
Textile

Adire cloth

c.1970-1979

This is a large Yoruba Adire cloth, produced in Ibadan, and made up of two panels sewn together after dyeing. The two panels differ slightly in style from one another. The panels are starch resist d...

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Aso-Oke cloth strip
Textile

Aso-Oke cloth strip

c.1976-1984

This is a single strip of Aso-Oke cloth, woven in Ilorin, northern Yorubaland, by a man on a horizontal loom. Aso-Oke is a highly prized form of Yoruba handwoven cloth. In this strip, the basic weave ...

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