DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Country Cloth
NameCountry Cloth
CultureMende
Date1930s
Place madeSierra Leone, Africa
Mediumcotton
Dimensionsoverall: 94 CM L X 73 CM W (A) 340 CM L X 36 CM W (B) ...
Credit LineMrs. Anna Kliene
Object numberA.1968.32.4a-c
DescriptionHandspun and woven cotton, natural dyes, white with tan and indigo stripes. Woven, by the men, in strips 12 cm wide and overcast together to make desired width. Formerly one piece. a) hand turned hem on ends.
2001
Artist not recorded
c. 1865
Artist not recorded
Artist not recorded
prior to 1930
