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A work made of geometric design in blue silk on white linen.

Fragment (Border), 19th century

Animals and Trees (Hanging)

Animals and Trees (Hanging), 1971

Studio of Ramses Wissa Wassef

A work made of rayon, weft-faced plain weave with supplementary and brocading weft patterning.

Kente Wrapper, 1901/50

Asante

A work made of wool, 2:2 broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with rayon in chain stitches; two lengths joined.

Man's Wrapper (Akunitan), 20th century

Akan

A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist printed; ten strips pieced.

Panel, 1950/2000

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches.

Woman's Overskirt, 1875/1925

Kuba

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave, fulled; embroidered with rayon and silk in chain stitches; two lengths joined.

Man's Wrapper, 20th century

Akan

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches.

Woman's Overskirt, 19th century

Kuba

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches.

Woman's Overskirt, 19th century

Kuba

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile.

Woman's Overskirt, 19th century

Kuba

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching joined by pearl stitches; edged with lateral looping stitches.

Woman's Skirt, Possibly 18th century

Kuba

A work made of cotton, nine narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; embroidered in chain stitches; plied yarn and warp fringe.

Woman's Marriage Shawl (Dankana or Dagana), 1987

Minianka

A work made of center field: raffia, plain weave; stamped or painted; borders: alternating bands of cotton and raffia, plain and twill weaves; resist dyed, painted, or stamped; and raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in running stitches cut to form pile; all edged with raffia, plain weave with knotted, cut pompons; end: raffia, plain weave; tie-dyed; joined with raffia yarns in pearl stitches.

Man's Overskirt, 20th century

Kuba

A work made of linen; embroidered with silk floss.

Scarf, 19th century

A work made of cotton; embroidered in silk floss.

Fragment (Border), 19th century

A work made of cotton, eight narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; resist painted and printed.

Married Woman's Bògòlanfini Wrapper, 1988

Koria Tarawale

A work made of cotton, 24 narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave; joined; warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/50

Ewe

A work made of silk, 26 narrow woven strips of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; joined; warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, Early twentieth century

Asante

A work made of cotton and rayon, warp-stripe, weft-band plain weave with paired warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; warp fringe; two widths joined.

Panel, 1901/25

Nupe

A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined.

Woman's Àdìrẹ Wrapper, 1970s

Yoruba

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