Textile

Item number Af463 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Textile composed of a length of dyed cotton divided into five large panels of design in mottled red and dark red on a solid dark red ground. The end and centre squares have a mask motif, and these are separated by two sets of two square designs side-by-side. These two motifs consist of a lizard on one side and a mask pattern similar to the larger version. The textile has two selvedges running the length of the cloth and the ends are raw.

Specific Techniques

Eleko cloth made by starch-resist stencil process. The stencil would normally be cut by men, the cloth dyed by women.

Item History

Made in Nigeria before 1972
Collected during 1972
Owned by Andrew Stewart and Jessie Stewart before February 8, 1980
Received from Andrew Stewart (Donor) and Jessie Stewart (Donor) on February 8, 1980