EWE CLOTH
TOGO / EASTERN GHANA
£250
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
strip woven cotton, formed of thirteen strips, with blocks of three weft facing bands, weft float motifs of human figures, fish, hens and hands at the centre
Dimensions
192cm x 112cm
Footnote
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles
Note:
A creative piece, with the weft float motifs appearing to the side of rather than within the weft facing bands as would be more typical. The use of three weft facing bands rather than two suggests an early 20th century date.