DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Adire eleko wall hanging
NameWrapper
CultureYoruba
Date2014
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions67 15/16 x 72 13/16 in. (172.5 x 185 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karen Tranberg Hansen, A.2012.25.2
Object numberA.2012.25.2
DescriptionLarge dark blue rectangular cloth, seamed horizontally in thirds, each section decorated with light blue comb drawn circles (three rows of larger circles with smaller circles between and half circles or no circles along the seams. The sides are hemmed, the top and bottom selvaged. A woven texture in the fabric runs horizontally in bands.
February 10, 2014
20th century
c. 1930
c. 1920
Purchased 1978
c. 1960
