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ClothAf511

Cloth composed of 22 strips of dyed fabric sewn together. The cloth has a mottled blue and white pattern, with solid indigo borders on each end. There is also a short (.7 cm) fringe on each end.

Culture
Nigerian ?
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf510

Rectangular cloth with dark blue ground and a light blue pattern, divided into smaller rectangles, four wide by six long, each separated by three light blue, alternating with three dark blue lines. Designs vary, some are repeated, and include geometric and representational designs of birds, flowers, possibly trees and animals. There are wide hems on both ends, narrow hem on one side.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAf508

Domed hat consisting of three woven strips sewn diagonally selvedge to selvedge with a 9 cm diameter circle of the same cloth at the top centre. The strips are slightly pleated and are folded up on the outside of the base to form a 4 cm wide rim. Each strip has a pattern of stripes; broad black selvedge, white stripe, broad brown stripe and four narrow black stripes separated by three narrow white, then a broad brown, white and broad black before a white selvedge.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtAf504

Striped short sleeve shirt with side pockets. The pattern is of vertical black, blue and white stripes. The shirt is constructed of strips of woven cloth sewn selvedge to selvedge. The shirt is square shaped with a round neck and short, attached sleeves. Extending down from the neck is a reinforced button area with two buttons. There is a pocket on each side, wrapping from the front to back. There are slits up each side, ending at the pockets. There is a thick black hem on the inside of the sleeves, neck and the bottom of the shirt.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf503

Cloth composed of a very long strip of woven cloth with black, blue and white stripes that run the length. Two stick segments are attached at one end.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf507

Rectangular cloth consisting of eleven narrow, 12.5 cm woven cloth strips, sewn selvedge to selvedge. Pattern is a checkerboard of 12.5 cm by 10.5 cm of black and white squares, 1 cm by 0.5 cm stripes of alternating black and white, creating a plaid type weave. 1.5 cm white fringe at both ends. Diamond design off centre. Many stains. Generally loosely sewn at selvedges, and missing between 5th and 6th strips, from left side on one end. There is a pull in the weave 58 cm from same end, 35 cm from right side.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtAf460

Skirt composed of a rectangle of cloth with 28 rectangular printed designs of flowers, birds and geometric designs in light blue on dark blue.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlAf459

Heavy silk and cotton rectangular shawl with fringe on both ends. White lozenge pattern on a blue ground. The overall design is made by continuous weft pattern. Warp-faced plain overall weave with supplementary weft pattern.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Okene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlAf458

Warp-faced plain weave shawle with continuous weft pattern laid into background wefts. Weft is dark blue and the warp alternates yellow and green silk resulting in a horizontal striped pattern. Geometric pattern stripes in white and dark blue in the continuous weft pattern laid in between the background weft. One green and one gold selvedge.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Okene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlAf457

Rectangular green silk shawl with red and yellow geometric designs and green silk fringe at both ends. Warp is silk, weft is cotton and silk. Warp-faced plain weave overall with supplementary weft patterns created by continuous pattern wefts laid in with background wefts. Four alternating red and yellow stripes at each end. Patterns are in alternate blocks of similar dimensions. Yellow block has three rows of linear geometric design, the centre one is narrower than the two outer rows. Red block has two rows of elongated geometric designs.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Okene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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