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BasketK2.21

Natural colour, no decoration. Basket made of split root and split leaves. Twisted cord for hanging. Has a nutshell-like shape with ten wide warps and multiple thin wefts. Coiled rim has two wide bands underneath.

Culture
Gbari
Material
leaf and root
Made in
Izom, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlanketK2.156

Long, rectangular cotton textile with a twisted thread fringe on each end. The design consists of four bands of brown bordered by a thin black stripe on each side, all on natural unbleached cotton.

Culture
Hausa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.148 a-b

Long, rectangular shaped cotton textile (parts a-b) consisting of a repeated red, green, and black stripe and geometric pattern on a light grey with thin black striped ground. Both ends have a twisted thread fringe.

Culture
Nupe
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bida, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.147 a-b

Rectangular shaped cotton textile (parts a-b) with one edge that protrudes slightly farther then the rest object. Both parts are detailed black and white thick and thin stripes creating a plaid-like design.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.146

Textile composed of two rectangles of cotton cloth tie-dyed with rows of oblong shapes in white on dark indigo blue with a band of dark blue at each end. The panels are loosely stitched together at the centre, with fibre. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and plant fibre
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.145

Long, rectangular cotton textile made of two panels sewn together down the middle. The design consists of a red band border by fine black and white strips on a brown ground. There is a twisted thread fringe on each end. There is a paper tag attached that reads: ‘Cloth [for women’s wrappers], Nupe, Bida, 1969’.

Culture
Nupe
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bida, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.144

Rectangular cotton textile made of four hand woven strips sewn together. The design consists of navy, blue and light blue repeating stripe design.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtK2.143

Rectangular, indigo cotton skirt consisting of two small rectangular pieces hand sewn together. The design consists of thin bands of open work and threaded fringe on each end.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.142

Rectangular cotton textile with twisted thread fringe at each end. The design consists of thin black stripes at even distance from each other on a cream ground.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.141

Rectangular cotton textile consisting of narrow hand-woven strips, then sewn together with black thread. The design consists of then navy blue with light blue stripes across each strip. The ends are hemmed with a thin piece of black and brown fabric. Along one of the sides is a thick piece of blue fabric with ‘Dendritic Salt’ written on it.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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