YORUBA WOMAN'S WRAPPER CLOTH, ELEJO
NIGERIA
£97
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
hand spun cotton, indigo dyes with figural motifs
Dimensions
204 X 127cm
Footnote
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles
Note:
The present piece would have been reserved only for the highest status families, serving as a marriage cloth. (Thakur: 2015)