Object class: Textile samples / Year collected: [Missing] / Donor: Berta Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Textile samples Year collected [Missing] Donor Berta Bascom

Hearst Museum object titled Fabric, accession number 5-16772, described as Ashanti strip cloth segments joined to form a larger piece; consists of 51 short segments joined in 3 long strips. strips are joined to form a single piece. was originally larger and has been cut down. multi colored. Conservation: Very worn and dirty--large tear in one segment.

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 Textile, accession number 5-16777, described as 1 panel tie dyed (indigo and white) fabric made into a curtain. design is made up of alternating bands of white and leaf patterns. Conservation: Brass rings at 37.5cm from finished end.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16780, described as Embroidered textile; small textile, coarse, woven base of rust colored fabric. Embroidered all over in a repeated rows of a looped back and forth design. Negative spaces are filled with cut pile work in beige and brown. Conservation: Hole in center backed by modern burlap pouch.

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 5-16689, described as Yoruba indigo, tie-dyed textile. 2 pieces sewn together.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16779, described as black printed yellow cotton fabric. pattern of trailing rines, leaves and flowers on a burgundy base over printed with black. commercially made

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 5-16386, described as textile; woman's cloth fragment; woven natural cotton with narrow blue stripes throughout body--one selvage edge finished with a band (5 cm) of blue, neutral, and navy narrow stripes (13 total). one end fringed with worf fringe. Conservation: Hole in middle of one side. Appears to be a burn hole, stains in several places.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16705, described as block printed fabric panel, hemmed on each unselvaged end. pattern is of palm trees, other vegetation and native African houses. creamy/ yellow background, dark red, blue, navy, orange, and black. Conservation: Pink stains in 3 places on the body of the piece. Also faded areas on background.