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Ewe Cloth with Squares Woven in Red and Saffron Yellow

About the Item

An excellent and very rare Ewe cloth with squares woven in bright red and saffron yellow broken with bands of blue stripes. A notably early cloth comparable to an example in the British Museum Coll. No. Af1954,01.1 collected in Dahomey c. 1865, the earliest datable cloth in a UK public collection. Can be conservation mounted on board. Measures: 255 x115cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 100.4 in (255 cm)Width: 45.28 in (115 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Cotton,Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1865
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7701231321472
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