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man's head wrapper
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...
Adire cloth
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...
grass woven cloth
before 1930
A long mat or cloth with fringing on either end, hand woven with cotton weft, grass warp and cotton selvedge. An accompanying exhibition label from the early 20th century states that the grass was br...
narrow strip
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...