Adire Oniko
Maker
Unknown, Yoruba
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth, pigment, cotton cloth, indigo dye
Dimensions76” (hemmed) x 67 1/2”
Credit LineGift of Tim & Bobbi Hamill
Object numberAF2007.17.HAM
DescriptionAdire Oniko indigo resist-dyed cloth. Two lengths of commercially woven cotton joined in the center and dyed with a pattern of circles on the borders and outlined squares enclosing two alternating patterns, one with three vertical elements and the other consisting of a single vertical with six short diagonal forms on the sides. Resist-dyed cloth, these pieces were gathered, stitched with raffia thread around the folds, then dyed in indigo.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
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Unknown, Igbo
Unknown, Yoruba
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