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Zaire |
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Bakuba People Velvet Cut Pile Embroidery Early 20th Century Zaire Embroidered on a raffia panel, using a variety of geometrical motifs which are developed freehand, without pre-conception. These cloths were costly possessions, serving as a means of payment, bridal price or gift and were laid with other things as burial objects. Measurements: 17 x 20 inches - 43cms x 51 cms. SOLD |
Ghana |
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Stock No 2916 Cotton strip woven cloth with 14 strips Ewe people Ghana Mid 20th century Measurements: 45 x 75 inches.114 cms x 190cms |
Ghana |
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Stock No 2917 Womens wrapper Indigo Cotton Strip weave Ewe people Ghana mid 20th century |
Ghana |
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Stock No 2894 Womans wrapper Cotton Strip woven Ewe people Ghana Mid 20th century Measurements: 40x 72 inches. 102 cmsx 183cms SOLD |
Ivory Coast |
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Stock No 2923 An interesting weaving from the Ivory Coast. Various shades of handspun indigo with suplemetary weave in primary colours Early to mid 20th century Measurements:107 x 59 inches 272 cms x 150 cms SOLD |
Cameroon |
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Indigo stitched paste resist known in the Cameroon as Ndop.
This cloth was made in Nigeria and imported for the
Bamileke people of Cameroon. Mid 20th century
Measurement: 86 x 59inches
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Ghana |
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Women's wrap Cotton Strip Woven Ewe people Ghana 1950 (detail) - Full size - Click Here Measurements:198cm x 126 cm |
Ghana |
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Women's wrap Cotton Strip Woven Ewe people Ghana 1950 (detail) - Full size - Click Here Measurements: 222 cm x 111 cm |
Ghana |
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Women's wrap Cotton Strip Woven Ewe people Ghana 1950 (detail) - Full size - Click Here Measurements: 170 cm x 103 cm |
Ivory Coast |
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Indigo strip-woven ikat wrapper with supplementary weft detail Cotton Ivory Coast C. 1950 Measurements: 5' / 153 cm x 46" / 117 cm SOLD |
Nigeria |
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Cameroon |
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Ndop(indigo resist dye} |
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Ivory Coast |
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Ceremonial Kerchiefs Dida people Ivory Coast Mid 19th century SOLD |
Ivory Coast |
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Ceremonial Kerchiefs Dida people Ivory Coast Mid 19th century SOLD |
Dogon |
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A Fulani or Dogon cotton blanket with checkerboard format. Hand spun cotton with many shades of indigo. These blankets were worn as a mark of high rank by senior men. Similar blankets have been woven in the region for hundreds of years. 70x40 in |
Ewe, Ghana |
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Mans Wrap Cotton strip woven Ewe People Ghana 1950 Measurements: 116ins x 76 ins SOLD |
Berber, Moroccan |
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Womans veil or head scarf Wool painted with henna Ida ou Nadif peoples, Berber Central atlas mountains Circa 1900-1950 Measurements 46 x47 inches Similar piece published: The Fabric of Moroccan Life by Paydar and Grammet published by Indianapolis Museum of Art pg 272 asc no 1998.29. |
Ewe, Ghana |
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Wrapper Indigo and white Strip woven cotton man's cloth Ewe People Ghana Mid 20th cent. Measurement:118inches x 62 inches |
Ewe, Ghana |
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Wrapper Multi coloured with blue base Strip woven cotton man's cloth Ewe People Mid 20th cent Measurement :114 inchesX 48 inches |
Ewe, Ghana |
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Wrapper Idigo and white Strip woven Woman's cloth Mid 20th cent |
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Ewe,
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Mans Wrapper A rare and early strip woven cotton Cloth from the Ewe People Ghana Circa 1890s Aprox 108 inches by 54 inches. |
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Ewe,
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Ewe stripwoven woman's Ewe cloth Ewe people, Ghana, c.1940s strip woven cotton, sand colour with red, green and yellow geometrical and figurative insets 12 strips 73 x 39ins, 185 x 100cms SOLD |
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Ewe,
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Congo |
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Appliqued raffia panels Date:1940 Booshong Kuba people, Congo 200 x 32 inches - 528 x 82 cm |
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Congo |
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A Woman's Overskirt (Ntshak) Red raffia panel (extremely soft) Date:1940 Booshong Kuba people, Congo 240 x 32 inches - 600 x 82 cm |
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Moroccan |
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Ceremonial
veil, adghar Wool, resist- dyed with henna Ait Abdallah, Western Anti- Atlas, Morocco Early 20th Century 23" x 53", 59cm x 135cm SOLD |