Library - Selected African Holdings
University of Minnesota
Selected items with African Origination
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Year
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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
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; traditional pattern and colors--designs: ayawaro (hunchback) and ebe (drinking cup) divided by lines; fringe on either end. Color: red, yellow, green, and white on black
Orange beaded Kalabari arm bands; coiled into squares; three arm bands. Color: orange
Man's shirt;"etIgbo;" cuffed sleeves with buttons, mock collar, hidden buttons running down front, slits partway along sides, front pocket. Color: white
White "lace" eyelet blouse; mock Kalabari lace in delicate floral and vine designs; commercially made. Color: white
Hausa embroidery; man's cap with bobble, machine stitched; concentric circles with sun design on top. Maroon, black, orange, yellow, and white