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Inscribedrepeated above each set of birds and perforation design: RI 1962 RE OBO/ IREAKA MABAA
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.Collections
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