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Adire cloth
c.1976-1984
This is a large Yoruba Adire cloth, starch resist dyed, probably produced using synthetic indigo dye. This cloth is made up of two panels, sewn together. The two ends are machine sewn, perhaps to disp...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1976-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel, with selvedge on two sides. It depicts two individuals, along with a variety of other items, inside a border. The items depicted illustrate various a...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1976-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel with selvedge on two sides. It shows a large bird on the ground, three smaller birds flying above it,and part of a sun in the top right-hand corner Th...
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 painted cloth picture
c.1976-1984
This is a Yoruba cloth picture, painted using felt or marker pens with pencil lines serving as guidelines. It features a crosshatched black and white border and a mosaic-like design, depicting three Y...
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...
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 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...
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...
Yoruba batik panel
c.1970-1984
This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel with a figure apparently carrying another figure on its head, inside a simple line border. There is selvedge on two sides. The faces appear somewhat hu...
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
c.1970-1984
This is a Yoruba Adire cloth, probably produced using synthetic indigo dye. It is machine sewn at both ends, perhaps to display it on rods as a wall hanging, with selvedge on the sides. It is starch r...
Adire cloth
c.1970-1984
A Yoruba Adire cloth probably produced using synthetic indigo dye, machine sewn at both ends, perhaps to display it as a wall hanging, with selvedge on the sides. It is starch resist dyed using stenci...
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 ...
Adire cloth
c.1970-1984
This is a large rectangular Yoruba Adire cloth, probably produced using synthetic indigo dye. It is made out of two lengths machine sewn together with a wide hem on two sides, perhaps to display it as...
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
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...
Adire cloth
c. 1977
This is a Yoruba Adire cloth with selvedge on two sides; the other two sides have been machine sewn. It is freehand starch resist dyed. The colours are dark indigo and mustard yellow. The design is ma...
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...
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...
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...
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...