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A work made of cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave.

Man's Robe, 1875/1920 (before 1920)

Yoruba

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile; wrapped with cotton.

Hanging, 1980

Thoko Zile

A work made of eleven layers of cotton, polyester, and rayon, plain weaves; some fulled; some embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching; all beaded with cotton, polyolefin, plastic, and glass beads; embellished with brass buttons and cotton cords.

Wedding Cape (Isibheklane), c. 1950/60

Ngwane

A work made of seventeen layers of cotton and rayon, plain weaves; some fulled; plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; and plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; printed; beaded with cotton and glass beads; embellished with brass buttons and cotton and polyester cords.

Wedding Cape (Isibheklane), Before 1930

Ngwane

A work made of silk, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; five panels joined; finished at both ends with knotted and braided warp fringe.

Panel (Lamba Mpanjaka), 1997

Antoine Rakotoarinala

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth, 1901/91

Yoruba

A work made of silk, cotton, and rayon, 27 narrow woven strips of plain weave with bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and bands of plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; joined.

Kente Wrapper (Nsaduaso), 1925-75

Asante

Large panel of fabric covered in West African text, grid patterns, and squares of animal hide.

Talismanic Textile, Late 19th/early 20th century

A work made of raffia, stripes of plain 1:1 gauze crossings and bands of plain weave and complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats with ground weft and knotted main warp fringe.

Double Panel, Mid–/late 19th century

Mangbetu

A work made of silk, plain weave double cloth; two color double-faced complementary warp plain weave; two color double-faced complementary weft plain weave.

Panel (From a Curtain), 1175–1925

A work made of cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe.

Wedding Blanket (Arkilla Jenngo), Early/mid–20th century

Fulani

A work made of cotton, plain weave; tie dyed, stitch resist dyed.

Panel, Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of cotton, pieced of eight strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and dovetailed tapestry weave with supplementary patterning wefts; main warp fringe.

Blanket (Kpokpo), 1920/29

Mende

A work made of silk, double-faced two-color complementary weft 1:3 warp chevron twill weave.

Man's Belt, 1925/75

A work made of center sides: silk, plain weave with supplementary warps; center: silk, plain weave; center upper and lower thirds: silk, plain weave with two-color supplementary patterning wefts bound in plain interlacings; ends: bands of 2:2 twill weave self-patterned by ground weft floats.

Woman's Headcover or Veil (Ajar), Mid–19th century

Hispano-Islamic

A work made of wool and linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and linen in chequered chain, double running, herringbone, threaded herringbone, pattern darning, satin and stem stitches; silk, cotton and linen wrapped cut tassels; top edge: linen and wool, weft twining; warp fringe wrapped with wool and embroidered with silk in compound cross stitches: lower edge: silk, centered weft twining; edged with cotton wrapped cord; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wool, cotton, and silk weft-faced plain weave with supplementary brocading and supplementary wrapping wefts; embroidered with cotton, wool and silk in pattern darning and stem stitches; cut tassels; warp fringe with wool wrapping wefts and attached knotted cut fringes.

Woman's Wrapper, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wool, plain weave; resist dyed; corner cut tassels; wrapped and buttonhole-stitched ends.

Headscarf or Veil, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wool; plain weave, tassels tops gathered with buttonhole stitches; henna dyed.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of leather; shoe stitched with cotton and silk; trimmed with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; couching; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels.

Pair of Shoes, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

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