£688
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 639
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
hand spun cotton and ikat resistance dyed (3)
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles
Literature:
Cf. Clarke, D. 2015. African Textiles, London: Prestel Publishing. p. 129.
Note:
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles
Literature:
Cf. Clarke, D. 2015. African Textiles, London: Prestel Publishing. p. 202.
Note:
"Igarra, a small town near the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in cnetral Nigeria was one of the very few sites where ikat dyring was practiced by women weavers."
Clarke, D., 2015. African Textiles.