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Aso-Oke outfit: head tie
c.1976-1984
This is a large, predominantly blue handwoven Aso-Oke head tie, woven in Ilorin, northern Yorubaland. Aso-Oke is a highly prized form of Yoruba handwoven cloth. This cloth is made up of six narrow st...
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 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 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...
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 ...
Aso-Oke outfit: shoulder cloth
c.1976-1984
This is a large, predominantly blue handwoven Aso-Oke shoulder cloth, woven in Ilorin, northern Yorubaland. Aso-Oke is a highly prized form of Yoruba handwoven cloth. This cloth is made up of ten narr...