Textile Item Number: K2.175 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, rectangular textile with a slightly rounded side. The design consists of wide bands of geometric patterns of stripes, chevrons, honeycombs, triangles, zigzags in red, green, white, orange, blue on a dark red ground. Surface thread embroidered. The ends have twisted, thread fringe.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria
- Owned by Roy G. Dunlop before October 1966
- Received from Roy G. Dunlop (Donor) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- K2.175
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Overall
- height 81.4 cm, width 19.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Roy G. Dunlop
- Received from
- Roy G. Dunlop (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1872/0001