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Ukara
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Ukara

Maker Unknown, Igbo
MediumCloth
Dimensions60” W” x 128” L
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.1438.COP
DescriptionEkpe (Leopard Society) indigo resist-dyed ukara patterned cloth sewn in nine 6 3/4” wide strips. Complicated pattern of rectangles delineated in white all around a centerpiece of squares with linear geometric designs, bordered in bands of large zigzags and X’s. Plain indigo blue border all around, wider on the top and bottom.
ClassificationsTextiles
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