Skirt Item Number: Af460 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt composed of a rectangle of cloth with 28 rectangular printed designs of flowers, birds and geometric designs in light blue on dark blue.
History Of Use
Ibadan-dùn design wrap skirt.
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
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Af460
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- indigo dye and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and dyed
- Overall
- height 88.5 cm, width 215.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yoruba
- Previous Owner
- Andrew Stewart and Jessie Stewart
- Received from
- Andrew Stewart (Donor) and Jessie Stewart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Creation Date
- before 1972
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before February 8, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on February 8, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0590/0127