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Adire (wrapper)

Gallery Location
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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
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.
Adire (wrapper)
Adire (wrapper) - ROM2008_9824_6
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