Wrapper
Maker
Unknown, Igbirra
Datec. 1990
MediumCotton cloth
Dimensionsc. 55 1/2” W x 81” L with fringe (68” L without)
Credit LineFunded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund at Colgate University.
Object numberAF1991.01.HOW
DescriptionWrapper with fringe. Many narrow and wider stripes in muted colors of red, green, yellow, blue, pink, and brown. Woven by a woman on a vertical loom in three pieces, which would be stitched together by the purchaser. Type of cloth favored by elderly men.
ClassificationsTextiles
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