textile sample

Rectangular white tabby-woven cotton decorated with painted cassava starch resists. The textile is cut at both plain shorter sides. The decoration consists of sets of 5 thin lines creating bands and stripes which divide the textile into smaller rectangles. The rectangles contain alternatingly 2 different geometric and floral patterns. The textile appears ready to be dyed. On one of the plain areas is what appears to be a maker's mark (also painted with resist).

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1968.430
Date
before 29 January 1968
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 89.1732 x 35.2362 in.; 2265 x 895 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cotton (textile); starch
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Perspectives > Textiles perspective
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