Library - Selected African Holdings
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Selected items with African Origination
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Adire caftan; tied and dyed over damask, small and large circular patterns. Color: light blue and white
Parts 1 and 2 of Volume I are arranged by subjects; the rest of the volume is arranged chronologically. Volumes 2 and 3 are arranged by subjects ... They are …
Pelete bite, handcut: Injiri (small check overall). Motifs: possibly odum ikelekele (angular sinuous python)
Pelete Bite. Motifs: chain (overall patterning), ikoli. Color: mainly red with blue and yellow
"September 1985." Shipping list number: 85-2014-P. Caption title.
Partially cut pelete bite, which demonstrates the complexity of cutting. Motifs: sibi dalaye (comb), etemi (stem), alu (masquerade triangle), and okoloba igila (broken plate); partially cut; tightly checked cloth. Color: …
recto: Fragment of Uncertain Character (reign of Caracalla), verso: Fragment of Uncertain Character. Image of verso not shown.
Adire alabere, undyed cloth with starch resist, zinc stencil; gridwork pattern with various geometric motifs,"OK" initials in one of the panels. Color: white and starch resist