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Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Adire Eleko Woman's Wrapper Yoruba People Nigeria Circa 1960s-1970s Cotton) (2 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo 74 x 67 3/4 ins (188 x 172 cm) "IRANA RDLEN " w...

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Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Located in Point Richmond, CA

The artist's or studio’s marks are seen on the boder. The textile is in perfect condtion and seemingly had never been worn before it was collected.

Category

Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Vintage West African Indigo Dye Geometric Yoruba Fabric Textile or Wall Hanging
Vintage West African Indigo Dye Geometric Yoruba Fabric Textile or Wall Hanging

Vintage West African Indigo Dye Geometric Yoruba Fabric Textile or Wall Hanging

Located in New York, NY

A stunning vintage blue and white piece. This is a rare textile of exceptional artistic merit. Made by Yoruba women of south western Nigeria using a variety of resist dye techniques ...

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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Three Antique Nigerian Yoruba Figural Beaded Items With Shells: 2 Sashes & Bag
Three Antique Nigerian Yoruba Figural Beaded Items With Shells: 2 Sashes & Bag

Three Antique Nigerian Yoruba Figural Beaded Items With Shells: 2 Sashes & Bag

Located in Big Flats, NY

Three Antique Nigerian Yoruba Figural Beaded Pieces With Shells: 2 Sashes & 1 Bag, 19thC Measures - sash - 54" x 7 3/4" x 5/8" bag - 23 3/4" x 10 1/2" x 5/8" sash - 56" x 6 1/8" x...

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Antique 19th Century Textiles

Materials

Textile

White and Indigo Dyed Yoruba Fabric Vintage West African Textile from Nigeria
White and Indigo Dyed Yoruba Fabric Vintage West African Textile from Nigeria

White and Indigo Dyed Yoruba Fabric Vintage West African Textile from Nigeria

Located in New York, NY

This textile is made from heavy weight hand spun cotton with luminous natural indigo dyed details. The white is in fabulous condition, it is an unusual cotton or linen based fiber wi...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth
Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth

Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine early 20th Century hand spun indigo cotton and Trans-Sahara silk cloth.

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Yoruba Indigo Adire Cloth Mid 20th C or Earlier, Nigeria
Yoruba Indigo Adire Cloth Mid 20th C or Earlier, Nigeria

Yoruba Indigo Adire Cloth Mid 20th C or Earlier, Nigeria

Located in Istanbul, TR

Yoruba,( tie and dye ) is an indigo resist dyed cloth worn by Nigerian women as a wrap. Their sophisticated powerful design are visually very attractive. This is a remarkably good ex...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950. This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, dating to the mid-20th century...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Textile, Beads

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950. This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, dating to the mid-20th century...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Beads

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950. This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, dating to the mid-20th century. Cr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Beads

Tribute to Kúlódò: Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Tribute to Kúlódò: Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Tribute to Kúlódò: Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Emmanuel Ojebola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The patterns and motifs in the background are reminiscent of traditional Yoruba textiles and convey a sense of heritage and cultural pride.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Coffee, Mixed Media

One-of-a-Kind Natural Carnelian and Cut Crystal Statement Necklace - 220g
One-of-a-Kind Natural Carnelian and Cut Crystal Statement Necklace - 220g

One-of-a-Kind Natural Carnelian and Cut Crystal Statement Necklace - 220g

Located in Bresso, IT

True to the Axé no pescoço philosophy, this piece is hand-knotted using traditional Yoruba techniques on high-strength textile thread, ensuring both durability and a graceful drape.

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2010s Italian Artisan Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Carnelian, Crystal

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Oso Oke Textile Cushion in Golds and Silvers
Oso Oke Textile Cushion in Golds and Silvers

Oso Oke Textile Cushion in Golds and Silvers

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H 19 in W 19 in D 5 in

Oso Oke Textile Cushion in Golds and Silvers

By Simeona Leona

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Oso Oke piecework cushion. Narrow loomed textile by the Yoruba, Nigeria. Gold and butterscotch stripe and the other in a silver and tan stripe with a Lurex metallic silver composed w...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Cushions woven from Yoruba textile
Cushions woven from Yoruba textile

Cushions woven from Yoruba textile

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H 13 in W 13 in D 3.94 in

Cushions woven from Yoruba textile

By Yoruba People

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a fine collection of 4 cushions expertly sewn from one piece of textile from the Yoruba people of Nigeria . The original textile would have been worn by a high ranking Yoruba...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile
Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

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H 42.5 in W 68 in D 0.125 in

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant and beautifully irregular pattern covers this indigo textile by the Yoruba People of Nigeria. Hand-dyed by women, this style of tie-resist indigo cloth is known as Adire On...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile
Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant and beautifully irregular pattern covers this indigo textile by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Hand-dyed by women, this style of tie-resist indigo cloth is known as adire on...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

Indigo Dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) Woman's Weave Cloth
Indigo Dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) Woman's Weave Cloth

Indigo Dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) Woman's Weave Cloth

Located in Greenwich, CT

Early 20th Century indigo dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) woman's weave cloth.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile
Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

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H 49 in W 74 in D 0.125 in

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant and beautifully irregular pattern covers this indigo textile by the Yoruba People of Nigeria. Hand-dyed by women, this style of tie-resist indigo cloth is known as adire on...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

Yoruba Egungun Dance Costume, Mixed Media Textile
Yoruba Egungun Dance Costume, Mixed Media Textile

Yoruba Egungun Dance Costume, Mixed Media Textile

Located in Chicago, IL

This remarkable textile is a dance costume worn by an Oyo Yoruba performer during the annual masquerade known as Odun Egungun, or “powers concealed.”

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Silk, Wood

Cushions in Yoruba Textile
Cushions in Yoruba Textile

Cushions in Yoruba Textile

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H 5.91 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Cushions in Yoruba Textile

By Yoruba People

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very fine pair of Cushions hand sewn from a piece of Wedding textile from the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria .

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

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H 56 in W 78 in D 0.07 in

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile

Located in Point Richmond, CA

The cassava starch-resist and dyed design epitomizes the Yoruba textile artists' mastery of the ancient regional tradition of indigo dyeing, while the stencil that was drawn and cut ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba Adire Eleko Indigo Textile
Yoruba Adire Eleko Indigo Textile

Yoruba Adire Eleko Indigo Textile

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H 77 in W 66 in D 0.07 in

Yoruba Adire Eleko Indigo Textile

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

An array of intricate patterns covers this beautiful indigo textile by the Yoruba People of Nigeria. Hand-dyed by women, this style of indigo cloth is known as adire eleko and is cre...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Yoruba Indigo Cloth from Nigeria, West Africa
Vintage Yoruba Indigo Cloth from Nigeria, West Africa

Vintage Yoruba Indigo Cloth from Nigeria, West Africa

Located in New York, NY

This vintage strip weave hand-spun cotton indigo cloth was woven from local hand spun cotton, giving a thick, soft texture. Indigo was the foundation of numerous textile traditio...

Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Vintage African Brown / Off-White / Purple Striped Hand Woven Textile
Vintage African Brown / Off-White / Purple Striped Hand Woven Textile

Vintage African Brown / Off-White / Purple Striped Hand Woven Textile

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gorgoues brown cotton strip weave wrapper cloth textile from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa.

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Organic Modern Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile
Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

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H 44.5 in W 70 in D 0.25 in

Yoruba Adire Oniko Indigo Textile

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant and beautifully irregular pattern covers this indigo textile by the Yoruba People of Nigeria. Hand-dyed by women, this style of tie-resist indigo cloth is known as adire on...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels
Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

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H 70 in W 44 in D 0.01 in

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand woven and embroidered narrow, strip loomed, textiles seamed together to make large panels. Made by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

Category

Late 20th Century Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels
Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

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H 76 in W 52 in D 0.01 in

Asoke Yoruba Textile Panels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand woven and embroidered narrow, strip loomed, textiles seamed together to make large panels. Made by the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria.

Category

Late 20th Century Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Pink and Natural African Woven Decorative Throw Pillows
Vintage Pink and Natural African Woven Decorative Throw Pillows

Vintage Pink and Natural African Woven Decorative Throw Pillows

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage pink and natural African woven decorative throw pillows. Yoruba textiles with dusty pink underlining and backing in cotton.

Category

20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Indigo and Natural Yoruba and Baule Warp Decorative Lumbar Pillow
Vintage Indigo and Natural Yoruba and Baule Warp Decorative Lumbar Pillow

Vintage Indigo and Natural Yoruba and Baule Warp Decorative Lumbar Pillow

By antique textiles galleries

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Artisanal African textile. Handcrafted with an artisanal African textile.

Category

Vintage 1970s African Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Down, Feathers, Cotton

African Yoruba Pillow
African Yoruba Pillow

African Yoruba Pillow

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H 16 in W 15 in D 5 in

African Yoruba Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Made from a Chief's Robe, front and back original fabric. Machine embroidery. Feather and down fill. Invisible zipper

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Vintage 1960s Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Yoruba African Panels
Yoruba African Panels

Yoruba African Panels

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H 70 in W 58 in

Yoruba African Panels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handcrafted cotton panels, made in Nigeria. Priced individually at $395 each. Maroon: 58" x 70" Gray: 58" x 76"

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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth
Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

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H 76 in W 35.5 in

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Located in Sausalito, CA

Nigerian, 'Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth' Sanyan wild silk with alaari stripes.

Category

20th Century Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Resist Dyed Yoruba Cloth
Resist Dyed Yoruba Cloth

Resist Dyed Yoruba Cloth

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H 66 in W 76 in

Resist Dyed Yoruba Cloth

Located in Sausalito, CA

Yoruba cloth decorated in a repeated pattern of large circles and small spirals called, "spinning."

Category

20th Century Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth
Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

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H 91 in W 46 in

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Located in Sausalito, CA

An early 20th century Nigerian Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth. Sanyan wild silk with alaari stripes.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth
Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

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H 75.5 in W 48 in

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Located in Sausalito, CA

An mid 20th century Nigerian, 'Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth' Sanyan wild silk and cotton with yellow alaari stripes, eyelets and weft stringing.

Category

20th Century Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth
Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

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H 75.5 in W 48.5 in

Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth

Located in Sausalito, CA

A mid 20th century Nigerian, 'Yoruba Aso Oke Cloth' Sanyan wild silk and cotton with yellow alaari stripes, eyelets and weft stringing.

Category

20th Century Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Nigerian strip woven yoruba cloth
Nigerian strip woven yoruba cloth

Nigerian strip woven yoruba cloth

Located in New York, NY

Nigerian strip woven yoruba cloth , more available, Prices vary.

Category

Vintage 1950s Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Yoruba Aso Oke Cushions
Vintage Yoruba Aso Oke Cushions

Vintage Yoruba Aso Oke Cushions

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H 21 in W 21 in D 6 in

Vintage Yoruba Aso Oke Cushions

By Simeona Leona

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large vintage Yoruba Aso Oke strip cloth with floating cotton weft and a subtle gold lurex weft in the cream cotton with random floss motifs. Five available. Linen on reverse--se...

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

African Aso-oke Yoruba Pillows.
African Aso-oke Yoruba Pillows.

African Aso-oke Yoruba Pillows.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Aso-oke cotton panels handwoven in narrow strips. Pull-work creates the stripes with dark circles and machine stitch couching creates the darker beige colored square. Yoruba (Niger...

Category

Late 20th Century Nigerian Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Linen

Collection of Nigerian Yoruba, Aso-oke Fabric
Collection of Nigerian Yoruba, Aso-oke Fabric

Collection of Nigerian Yoruba, Aso-oke Fabric

Located in New York, NY

Collection Nigerian Yoruba, Aso-oke Fabric, Natural cotton with silver lurex, Sold individually.
From left to right in main image:
Forest green/cream/lurex (2 identical...

Category

Vintage 1950s African Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

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Yoruba Textile For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the yoruba textile you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, cotton and linen, every yoruba textile was constructed with great care. There are 38 variations of the antique or vintage yoruba textile you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the yoruba textile you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A yoruba textile is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. A well-made yoruba textile has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by antique textiles galleries and Atelier Lam are consistently popular.

How Much is a Yoruba Textile?

A yoruba textile can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $425, while the lowest priced sells for $245 and the highest can go for as much as $5,280.

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