DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Display (?) Cloth

NameDisplay (?) Cloth

CultureBamileke people (?)

DateEarly 20th Century AD

Place madeBamoun and Bamileke states, Bomenda Grasslands, Cameroon, Africa

MediumHandwoven and spun cotton

Dimensions16'8" X 10'8"

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.

Object numberA.1995.93.9

DescriptionMany rectangular pieces of cotton are tie-dyed and sewn together. Designs include zig-zags, regular meandering lines, boxes filled with designs and large diamonds filled with linear designs. The edges of the piece are finished in serrated appliqued cotton and then layered; colors are indigo, white, red, yellow and black.