Library - Selected African Holdings

Library - Selected African Holdings

University of Minnesota

Selected items with African Origination


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University of Minnesota · 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 …


University of Minnesota · 1966

Akwete cloth; ikaki (tortoise) design, stripes and diamond patterns; inlay technique; fringe on either end. Color: black and red


University of Minnesota · 1966

Akwete cloth; inlay technique; tortoise and saw motif; stripes, hourglass designs, triangles; fringe on either end. Color: white, yellow, red, pink, green, orange, and cream on black


University of Minnesota · 1966

Modern Adire eleko; small circles in rows; stiff cloth like damask. Color: purple and white


University of Minnesota · 1966

Akwete cloth; bowtie motif with inlay technique; Indian George-type design as basis with small ebe weft-float; cotton threads; fringe on either end. Color: white, yellow, black, red, green, and blue


University of Minnesota · 1966

Record is based on bibliographic data in CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index. Reuse except for individual research requires license from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Indexed in CIS US Congressional …


University of Minnesota · 1966

Akwete cloth; double bird motif (traditional pattern), birds interspersed throughout the cloth; inlay technique; fringe on either end. Color: yellow, blue, green, and white on red


University of Minnesota · 1966

Akwete cloth; tortoise and saw motif; rows of ikaki (tortoise), alternating with rows of (ebeakrika) ebe resembling thatch, lines in between have small ebe within; inlay technique; fringe on either …


University of Minnesota · 1965

Akwete cloth; inlay technique; ikaki (tortoise) design in between which is the ahia design and ute (mat); mostly cotton on cotton, with a few stripes of rayon; fringe on either …


University of Minnesota · 1965

Akwete cloth; inlay technique; ikaki (tortoise) with thatch design, ebe and diamonds in between. Color: yellow and black