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Preview image of work. cotton cloth, indigo,  Indigo-Dyed Cloth 28283

2014.31.1

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Indigo-Dyed Cloth

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Artists

Artist Unidentified (Yorùbá) [formerly attributed to Artist Unidentified (Nigerian)];

Title

Indigo-Dyed Cloth

Creation Date

1900-1961

Century

early to mid-20th century?

Dimensions

62 x 86 in. (157.48 x 218.44 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

West Africa, Nigeria

Medium and Support

cotton cloth, indigo

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy A. Hassfeld made in memory of the Otun Shoun, Chief N.D. Oyerinde, OBE

Copyright

This artwork may be under copyright. For further information, please consult the Museum’s Copyright Terms and Conditions.

Accession Number

2014.31.1

Object Description

Donor's Notes (Transcribed by Curator, Joachim Homann): Only fabrics with hand-spun cotton.