Cloth
Item number Af509 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular cloth with a background pattern of orange and white shapes, overlaid with pattern of allover short horitontal blue bands with open holes, and large repeating graphic map of Sierra Leone, banner overhead, "Sierra Leone Independence 1961", and crossed stems of leaves below. Two selvedges have a border of unprinted cloth with some light blue dye running onto it.
History Of Use
Printed to commemorate Sierra Leone's independence.
Cultural Context
Commemorative
Narrative
The De Wreede collection was collected over a 2 year period in which the De Wreede's were mostly in Sierra Leone, and partly in Nigeria.
Item History
- Made in Sierra Leone before 1981
- Collected during 1981
- Owned by Sharon De Wreede and Robert De Wreede before January 8, 1982
- Received from Robert De Wreede (Donor) and Sharon De Wreede (Donor) on January 8, 1982
What
- Name
- Cloth
- Identification Number
- Af509
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine spun, machine woven and machine printed
- Overall
- height 114.2 cm, width 212.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sierra Leone
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Sharon De Wreede and Robert De Wreede
- Received from
- Robert De Wreede (Donor) and Sharon De Wreede (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1981
- Collection Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0769/0007
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