Object name: Textile / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16388, described as 1 panel tie dyed (indigo and white) fabric made into a curtain. design is made up of alternating bands of white and leaf patterns. Purchased at Badagry market

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16778, described as 1 panel tie dyed (indigo and white) fabric made into a curtain. design is made up of alternating bands of white and leaf patterns. Conservation: Brass rings at 37cm from finished end

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16118, described as hand dyed with indigo; starch resist, hemmed on non-selvage edges. dark and light blue pattern of swimming birds, and geometric bands forming squares separated by striped bands. two 34" panels sewn together.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16386, described as textile; woman's cloth fragment; woven natural cotton with narrow blue stripes throughout body--one selvage edge finished with a band (5 cm) of blue, neutral, and navy narrow stripes (13 total). one end fringed with worf fringe. Conservation: Hole in middle of one side. Appears to be a burn hole, stains in several places.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16393, described as Yoruba tie-dyed (indigo and white) fabric panels. 15 - 20.5 cm solid indigo band on each end. dyed in three lengthwise of blocks, 27.5 cm x 37cm, decorated with tie dyed cross hatch patterns and asterisks. blocks separated by solid tie dyed bands of white. tied with raffia, fragments still adhering.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-7045a,b, described as a) unfinished cloth; white cotton, plain weave, rolled tightly into pattern in center and sewn w/ raffia; 48.2 x 57.1 cm. b) finished pattern of (a), indigo-dyed cotton; leaf design within squares of wide stripes; bits of dyed raffia attached; 85 x 86.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15268, described as narrow band weaving; black with fine blue grid pattern woven in; bold, central green warp stripe; predominately warp faced; 11 cm wide x 198 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15226, described as textile; indigo-dyed starch resist, cotton plainweave; divided into lg. squares, each w/ one of several designs incl.: 4 double-bowled spoon-like designs w/ alternating pillars; chickens and 5-footed insects; 4-lobed and floral designs, etc.; indigo ground w/ lt. blue motifs; 2 panels machine-stitched tog.; dyed one face only; 174 x 200 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15894, described as cloth, cotton (?), rectangular; black, green and white linear band pattern on tan background; strips of cloth stitched together; L 183 cm x W 147 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16774, described as Yoruba tie dyed indigo and white; 2 panels loosely sewn together with raffia; dyed in 7 lengthwise bands, divided by a 2-3cm stripe. decorative bands feature a zigzag of leaf shapes and Christian crosses in each triangle formed by leaves. tied with raffia; fragments still adhering.