Heavy white rectangular blanket consisting of six woven strips, stitched together along the long edges. Entire blanket is covered in black geometric designs with brown, yellow and white highlights throughout. Designs consist of diamonds, rectangles, triangles, plain and dotted lines, zigzags, squares and dot motifs. Two wide black bands run through centre of blanket with alternating triangle and diamond motif; trimmed with squares and an infinity symbol-like design. Sides have wide brown bands with white and black diamonds throughout, trimmed in black. There are seven tassels on each side; top and bottom edges are trimmed with black.

• Narrative

  The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

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• Type of Item blanket
• Culture Fulani
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 137.8 cm, width 255.9 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Donald White
• Received from Donald White

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• Made in West Africa
• Collected in Liberia

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• Collection Date between 1965 and 1968
• Ownership Date before August 27, 2021
• Acquisition Date on August 27, 2021

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3522/0098