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Adire eleko commemorative cloth wrapper

Made By Yoruba Cultural Group (Nigeria)
CultureYoruba
Datecirca 1984
DimensionsOverall: 64 1/2 x 77 in. (163.8 x 195.6 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
  • letters
  • text
  • lion
  • birds
  • jungle
  • figures
  • turtle
  • medallion
  • king
  • Queen Mary
  • horse
  • mosque
Object number84.23.4
Descriptionstenciled indigo resist-dye technique on imported printed cotton shirting. Originally purchased by Williams student in city of Ibadan, Nigeria 1984.
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Inscribedrepeated above each set of birds and perforation design: RI 1962 RE OBO/ IREAKA MABAA
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Adire eleko wrapper
Yoruba Cultural Group
circa 1984
Adire eleko wrapper
Yoruba Cultural Group
circa 1984
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Yoruba Cultural Group
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