Large indigo patterned adire cloth. Indigo dyed cloth with startch resist designs covering front. There is a circular central design with 2 figures (kings?) with numerous concentric arc designs below. Along the bottom edge are five repeating dove motifs with grids of dots in between; above are two lines of letters and symbols. The rest of the cloth has a mix of designs of lions, animals, leaves, dots, and sun designs(?). The bottom is the selvedge; the top has a narrow finished seam; the sides have wide finished seams. The back is plain indigo.

• Narrative

  Collected by the donor in Ghana, in 1971.

• Specific Techniques

  The cloth is dyed by a starch-resist method called 'adire eleko'. The starch is stencilled, or painted free hand, on the cloth before dyeing.

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• Type of Item cloth
• Culture Yoruba
• Material cotton fibre, indigo dye
• Measurements height 85.0 cm, width 172.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Susan Stout
• Received from Susan Stout

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• Made in Ghana

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• Creation Date during 1971
• Collection Date during 1971
• Ownership Date before April 28, 2022
• Acquisition Date on April 28, 2022

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3561/0001