Adire (wrapper)
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Ilorin Yoruba
Medium
Stitch resist and tie-dyed cotton tabby
Geography
Ilorin, Nigeria
Date
1968 – 1972
Dimensions
180 x 85 cm
Object number
975.118.1
Cataloguer
Anu Liivandi
ROM Staff, 1986-2019
Department
Art & Culture: Global Fashion & Textiles
Description
This textile was dyed with indigo, a process that requires many dye baths in order to achieve the dark blue colour. The tie-dye pattern was created over seeds that are encased by stitches. The whip-stitch resist is seen in the areas that were rolled. When the stitches were removed, the marked out area remained white, leaving a fishbone appearance.
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