Block-Printed Textile Item Number: K2.308 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Block printed textile with repeated squares of a pattern composed of dots in the shape of a square with lines radiating outwards from each side. The fabric is dyed with orange-brown kola dye and indigo dye combined to produce a khaki green. Two of the edges are unfinished.

Specific Techniques

Printing block locally made. Block dipped in wax, printed on white cloth, dyed in kola and indigo, making green.