DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Block printed fabric
NameBlock printed fabric
Datec. 1969
Place madeSierra Leone or Liberia, Africa
MediumCotton, natural dyes (possibly indigo and kola nut)
DimensionsOverall: 66 1/8 x 44 11/16 in. (168 x 113.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike Meyer and Elaine Trzebiatowski
Object numberA.2010.74.2
DescriptionGolden brown, blue to blue-green and cool white block printed cloth of two strips, the narrow portion approximately 1/4 of the width. Large mottled blocks alternate with squares of four part, rayed (snowflake-like) motifs. Selvaged edge on wide side, other three sides with narrow, machine stitched hems.
c. 1969
c. 1969
Artist not recorded
ca. 1960s
ca. 1945
