Textile

Museum number:
5-16701
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016701
Alternate number:
B-2324 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
clothing
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 162 centimeters and length 187 centimeters
Comment:
appears to be new, never used
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.

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