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Yoruba batik
c. 1975
This is a Yoruba batik cloth, with selvedge on two sides. It is wax resist dyed, using stamping blocks. The colours are ochre, purple and white, with purple forming the background. The overall design ...
Yoruba batik
c. 1975
This is a Yoruba batik cloth, with selvedge on two sides. It is wax resist dyed, using stamping blocks. The colours are ochre, dark brown and white, with dark brown forming the background. The overall...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1976-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel with selvedge on two sides. It shows an anthropomorphised cat-like creature playing a stringed musical instrument. A smaller long-necked creature loo...
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...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1970-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist, dyed batik panel with selvedge on two sides. It shows three figures, in blue, brown and white. The figures are wearing similar clothing, maybe indicating that they belo...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1970-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel showing two figures inside a simple line border. They are mostly human like, but with stylised claw-like feet.The two figures are wearing patterned clo...
Adire cloth
c.1970-1984
Made from a damask-type cloth, this Yoruba Adire cloth has selvedge on two sides. It features a repeated starburst design, produced by folding the cloth to form a rectangle, holding the centre of the ...
Yoruba batik panel
1965-1980
This cloth has been identified as a freehand, wax resist dyed, Yoruba batik panel. It is machine sewn at the short ends, possibly to display as a wall hanging, and it has selvedge on the sides. It is...
Yoruba batik panel
1965-1980
This cloth has been identified as very probably a freehand, wax resist dyed, Yoruba batik panel. It has selvedge on two sides, and features lighter and darker shades of green. There is a zigzag border...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1970-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel in blue and white, with selvedge on two sides. It shows four figures inside a border of repeated semi-circles. The figures may be those of two males a...
Adire cloth
c.1970-1984
This is a Yoruba Adire cloth, probably produced using synthetic indigo dye. It is machine sewn at both ends, possibly to display it as a wall hanging, with selvedge on the sides. It is composed of two...
Adire cloth
1980-1989
This is a purple tie dyed Yoruba Adire cloth consisting of two pieces sewn together, with selvedge on two sides. It is an example of ‘Adire Eleso’, in which seeds, pebbles, cowries and other items...