From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Africa

Akwete Cloth from Nigeria

Post author By GW Museum
Post date July 9, 2021

Akwete cloth; West Africa, Nigeria; Igbo people, c. 1960. Cotton, rayon; plain weave, supplementary weft patterning; 196 x 117 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1975.15.11. Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Elbert Matthews.

Torah Curtain from Egypt

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Post date June 18, 2021

Torah curtain (parochet); Egypt, Cairo; Ottoman empire (1299-1923), early 17th century. Wool; knotted pile, asymmetrical knot; 187 x 156 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R16.4.4. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915.

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Ait Atta Headdress from Morocco

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Post date June 11, 2021

Square textile in black and orange with X motif — Photo by Bruce M. White Photography.

Headdress (ilbed n’tghri), Morocco, Ait Atta tribe, c. 1900. Wool, tie-dyed, 36 x 36 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2916.

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Mantle from Côte d’Ivoire

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Post date February 26, 2021

Mantle (detail); West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire; Baule people; 1960-69. Cotton; warp-faced plain weave, warp ikat, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning; 161 x 107 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1968.9.2. Gift of Morton D. May.

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Wall Hanging from Egypt

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Post date February 19, 2021

Textile hanging with Nereids and sea creatures, Egypt, 4th-6th century. Wool, linen; tapestry weave; 212 x 162 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1.48. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1950.