Block-Printed Textile Item Number: K2.307 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Textile with block print pattern of a repeated simple flower design in off-white on an orange-brown ground. The textile is unfinished at the ends.
Specific Techniques
Block dipped in wax, and printed on the white cotton, which is then dipped in kola dye.
Item History
- Made in Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
- Collected by Deborah Taylor between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Deborah Taylor before 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller) during 1972
What
- Name
- Block-Printed Textile
- Identification Number
- K2.307
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 94.0 cm, width 292.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dioula
- Field Collector
- Deborah Taylor
- Previous Owner
- Deborah Taylor
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0200/0015