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Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 5-16390, described as narrow loomed keta cloth composed of 18 stripes woven in lengthwise stripes of navy, yellow, blue-gray, green, navy, brown, and tan. warp overlap band of crosswise stripes in bright colors are interspaced along the length of each band. strips are hand sewn together and hand hemmed at each end. Purchased at Kumasi Market
Hearst Museum object titled Fabric sample, accession number 5-16750, described as sample of Yoruba narrow loom weaving composed of 2 joined swatches. both are striped; one with narrow tan, white, black stripes set off by a wide center stripe of white and indigo tripple bands of dark red are woven across the stripes. the second is woven of beige with a center stripe of yellow/blue red and white/indigo. each beige segment is bisected with a narrow indigo stripe. swatches are joined along 1 long edge.
Hearst Museum object titled Leather ties, accession number 5-16756a,b, described as Pair of braided leather ties, each made up of a double strand of brown and tan braided leather. each double strand ends with a tan leather knot which joins the strands.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16404, described as Yoruba tie dyed (indigo and white) fabric panel. dyed in 7 lengthwise bands featuring a zigzag pattern of leaf shapes. christian crosses in each triangle formed by leaves, tied with raffia, fragments still adhering.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16776, described as woven, fringed Yoruba textile; white with navy weft overlay patterned bands. coarse weave. cotton yarn appears to be hand spun. Conservation: Dirty
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16393, described as Yoruba tie-dyed (indigo and white) fabric panels. 15 - 20.5 cm solid indigo band on each end. dyed in three lengthwise of blocks, 27.5 cm x 37cm, decorated with tie dyed cross hatch patterns and asterisks. blocks separated by solid tie dyed bands of white. tied with raffia, fragments still adhering.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16389, described as tie dyed fabric panel, indigo and white, panel dyed in 4 bands separated by white band. dyed bands feature 10 pointed starts separated 10 gradusted horizontal bands with an asterisk at each end of most. tied with raffia, some fragments adhering. tiny fleck of pink appear in some of the asterisk forms. Purchased from Adire at Badagry market
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16396, described as Yoruba resist dyed commercial fabric--deep indigo ground patterned with white alternating bands of small dots and pineapples and vegetation. composed of 2, 82.5 cm. wide panels sewn together. Purchased from Abeokuta
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16698, described as single strip of narrow loom woven fabric; striped - light blue, beige, black with blue selvages.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16706, described as fabric panel composed of 7 narrow loom strips sewn together. basted hem on one non-selvage end. maroon ground, with a metallic gold stripe down the middle of each panel and supplementary weft float pattern of ivory silk. maroon panels further decorated a periodic sections of wrapping threads floated on the surface.

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