DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Block printed fabric
NameBlock printed fabric
Datec. 1969
Place madeSierra Leone or Liberia, Africa
MediumCotton, natural dyes (indigo)
DimensionsOverall: 67 1/8 x 43 11/16 in. (170.5 x 111 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike Meyer and Elaine Trzebiatowski
Object numberA.2010.74.4
DescriptionRectangle of two strips, one approximately 1/4 of the width. Tie dyed bold blue and cream diamond within diamond design, with wide blue and cream areas, the blue areas with rows of icy blue tied lines within. Wide side selvaged, other three sides with narrow seams. Hanging sleeve of natural cotton muslin sewn along one end. Ground cloth is a cream damask fabric with sinuous interlocking club like pattern.
c. 1969
c. 1969
1980
c. 1969
Early to mid-20th century
ca. 1925
1980