Mud Cloth
Item number 3530/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Brown cloth composed of thirteen strips of hand woven textile, stitched together along the long edges; yellow-brown, black and white motifs throughout. Outer edges of cloth have a wide border consisting of diamonds inside squares. Diamonds are filled with semi-circles and there are dots along each side of the diamonds. Large rectangle in centre of mud cloth with a wide border consisting of connected triangles, forming star-like shapes, divided by plain and dotted lines. Rows of concentric diamonds frame central band of repeating triangles, diamonds, semi-circles and dot designs in middle of rectangle. Back of cloth is undecorated.
Item History
- Made in Mali
- Collected during 2010
- Owned by Darren Schemmer before September 29, 2021
- Received from Darren Schemmer (Donor) on September 29, 2021
What
- Name
- Mud Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3530/4
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 180.3 cm, width 226.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mali
Who
- Culture
- Bamana
- Previous Owner
- Darren Schemmer
- Received from
- Darren Schemmer (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 2010
- Ownership Date
- before September 29, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on September 29, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3530/0004
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