Shirt Item Number: 3692/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Short-sleeved Adire shirt, with patch pockets on sides. Shirt opens halfway down and is secured shut with black plastic buttons; round neckline. Small slits extend from bottom edges, along sides. Shirt is patterned with two rows of alternating designs; designs alternate within each row. One row consists of squares with: horizontal lines of crescents, and grids of diagonal lines with crescents. Other row consists of squares with: horizontal groupings of jagged lines, and sun-like shapes surrounded by dots. Squares are outlined with dash lines. Semi-circular patch of patterned fabric stitched to back of shirt, around neck opening. Tops of pockets and bottom edge, on front, are decorated with solid indigo bands. All shirt openings are hemmed; shirt is unlined.
Textiles were acquired by the donor, and her mother, in the mid-1960s, in the Hausa area. They were for their personal use, or their husband's.