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tunic
Textile

tunic

Wood-Robinson, Valerie

A tunic with a high neck and patch pockets, printed in a yellow corn motif in the 'Dutch wax' style. This outfit was made by the donor from fabric bought in the mid1960s in Ibadan, Western Nigeria. ...

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skirt
Textile

skirt

Wood-Robinson, Valerie

1960-1965

Seen here with the tunic (ITC 2014.18.1), a wrap round skirt with a yellow corn motif in the 'Dutch wax' style. This outfit was made by the donor from fabric bought in the mid1960s in Ibadan, Wester...

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Oloba or Jubilee cloth
Textile

Oloba or Jubilee cloth

c. 1964

A stiff dark blue cotton Adire fabric resist-dyed with natural indigo. The resist is made from a paste of the cassava tuber. Made of two pieces loosely machine stitched together with two selvages an...

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