DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Pelete bite wrapper
NameHip wrapper
CultureKalabari Ijo
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions33 7/8 × 69 1/8 in. (86 × 175.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joanne B. Eicher
Object numberA.2013.20.2
DescriptionMan's pelete bite (cut-thread) hip wrapper of navy blue cotton with white plaid in small and very fine stripes in a wide central band, with small stripes along the edges broken by wider pairs of white and light orange stripes along the long sides. The white stripes have been cut and pulled, creating repeating motifs of striped triangles along the sides, and central squares ornamented with triangles, boxes and X motifs. Along one short end (currently the top, creating a hanging) a lenght of black velcro has been sewn to a dark blue cloth, the end folded down and hemmed.
Early to mid-20th century
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1935
Early to mid-20th century
1100 - 1400
Mid-20th century