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Adire eleko wrapper

Made By Yoruba Cultural Group (Nigeria)
CultureYoruba and/or Ibadan
Datecirca 1984
Mediumindigo resist-dyed cotton shirting
DimensionsOverall: 74 x 68 3/4 in. (188 x 174.6 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
  • fish
  • abstract
  • stars
  • moon
  • geometric
  • lizards
  • snake
  • keys
  • snails
  • doves
Object number84.23.3
Descriptiondark and light blue; hand painted, indigo resist-dye on pieced together cotton shirting. Originally purchased by Williams student in city of Ibadan, Nigeria 1984.
Collections
Inscribedon verso, on hem near patch: [star w/ 8 rays ending in "feet"; on verso, opposite hem; {star, part folded onto recto]
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Exhibitions
Adire eleko commemorative cloth wrapper
Adire eleko commemorative cloth wrapper
Yoruba Cultural Group
circa 1984
Adire eleko wrapper
Adire eleko wrapper
Yoruba Cultural Group
circa 1984
Adire eleso wrapper
Adire eleso wrapper
Yoruba Cultural Group
circa 1984
Adire eleko commemorative cloth wrapper, possibly Oloba design
Adire eleko commemorative cloth wrapper, possibly Oloba design
Yoruba Cultural Group
20th century