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Textile:
ITC 2022.178

late 20th Century

A man's head wrapper made up of eight narrow strips hand sewn together and heavily dyed in indigo. This item was purchased from the dyer in a village outside Kano. These male head wrappers are made b...

Textile:
ITC 1788

mid 20th Century

This piece of Adire tie-dyed fabric, sometimes known adire alabere, is created by tying small stones, woodchips, seeds or beans into the cloth prior to dyeing. It has been constructed from two smalle...

Textile:
ITC 2022.206

late 20th Century

A narrow strip of unbleached cotton.. The strip would be cut into lengths, which are then sewn together to create a man’s head wrapper and then dyed in indigo.The collector visited a village outside...