Nigeria Woman's Wrapper Cloth

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Nigeria Woman's Wrapper Cloth

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.7

Description

This textile is an example of a traditional indigo-dyed cotton textiles with resist-dyed patterns known as adire. Made by women, the pattern was created using a stencil to apply the resist paste, usually made from cassava. material. The term adire means tie (adi) and dye (re). After successive immersions into an indigo-dye vat, the resist paste was washed away to reveal the design. The ground fabric consists of two pieces of stiff, commercially woven cloth sewn together.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Source or Donor

Estate of Paul J. Smith

Credit Line

Gift of the Paul J. Smith Estate

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

2nd half of 20th Century

Textile Details

Technique

Batik (paste-resist dyeing)

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Nigeria

Culture/Tribe

Yoruba

Dimensions

Width

165 cm

Length

202 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

This piece was acquired by Paul J. Smith at an unknown date. It was donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023 after he passed away from his Estate.