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Block-Printed TextileK2.308

Block printed textile with repeated squares of a pattern composed of dots in the shape of a square with lines radiating outwards from each side. The fabric is dyed with orange-brown kola dye and indigo dye combined to produce a khaki green. Two of the edges are unfinished.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.305

Panel with tie-dyed bands of herringbone pattern, which alternate directions, in white to light blue on indigo. The panel is made of damask with a leaf design. Two opposing ends are unfinished. Some short segments of the heavy cotton thread used to hand-stitch the design prior to dyeing are still attached.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.304

Panel with tie-dyed rows of larger and smaller circles in light blue on indigo. The panel is made of damask with a leaf and flower design. Two opposing ends are finished with machine stitching.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.303

Panel composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a geometric pattern sewn together and dyed with bands of multiple wavy stripes in white on a dark indigo ground. The ends each have a machine-stitched seam.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.172

Textile composed of white cotton damask with a pattern of repeated dots separated by solid bands. The cotton is dyes with concentric diamond patterns composed of light blue circles and divided by white circles, all on a dark indigo ground. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.168

Textile made from white cotton dyed with a repeated oval pattern in rows in white and light blue on a dark indigo background. There is a band of mottled indigo at each unfinished end.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.167

Textile composed of off-white damask with a floral pattern dyed mottled blue and brown with off-white showing through in vague lines with a band of solid mottled green at each end. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.164

Textile composed of two joined pieces of white cotton damask that has a stylized floral pattern. The damask is dyed with a concentric diamond pattern in mottled blue with dark indigo corners. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.163

Textile made of cotton damask featuring a flower and leaf design that is tie-dyed with indigo in a "diamond" pattern. The shorter edges have machine-stitched hems, and one edge is also folded over.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.162

Textile composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a leaf pattern sewn together. The cotton textile is tie-dyed with indigo and orange-brown dye to form a mottled pattern at the centre and bands of dark greenish-blue at the ends. The ends are unfinished.

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