Vintage African Yoruba Reversible Artisanal Indigo and White Cloth

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Vintage African Yoruba Reversible cloth
African Yoruba vintage Reversible cloth. West Africa Yoruba cloth. The Yoruba are masters of the … Read more Vintage African Yoruba Reversible cloth
African Yoruba vintage Reversible cloth. West Africa Yoruba cloth. The Yoruba are masters of the indigo-dyeing process. They also have the most varied methods of applying resists to cloth. Yoruba women fold and pleat cloth in numerous ways before stitching in a resist. The Yoruba have many different adire alabere designs, which are given such names as plantain, cocoa, tribal marks and fingers.
Abridged from: African Textiles, color and creativity across a continent by J. Gillow
These throws/cloth are ideal for the back of a sofa, the arm of a chair, the back of a wing chair, at the foot of the bed. And to layer with other textiles to create your inner boho-chic look.
Note: Indigo textiles do bleed out their color onto hands or other light color textiles or fabrics.
Size: 46 x 63. See less