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Nigeria/Cameroon, first half 20th c.

Hands-spun cotton, indigo resist dye, and trade ribbon

75.5” x 49.5” (191.77 x 125.73 cm)

Price: $1,200

 
 

This cotton strip-weave features an unusual geometric design. Weavings of this type originated in the Benue River region of Nigeria and later spread to Cameroon.