cover image: Akwete: NE-16c; Akwete cloth

Akwete: NE-16c; Akwete cloth

1966

Akwete cloth; inlay technique; rows of ikaki (tortoise) alternating with rows of ebe (drinking cup) woven to look like diamonds; fringe on either end. Used as a stole. Color: black and gold
sample textile fabrics africa. textile

Authors

Mrs. Ordor

Collection
Eicher African Textile Collection
Format
Textiles (visual works) | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300014063
Place Discussed
Nigeria
Provider
Minnesota Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/53ae7cd7dc23be554d81e19bfb6749ec