Country Cloth Sample

Country cloth is a thick, heavy, cloth, traditionally made from locally grown cotton that is spun into thread, dyed, and woven into strips on a tripod loom. The strips are then sewn together edge to edge to form the finished cloth. Such cloth was, in the past, regarded as a sign or wealth and Prestige. This item may be a sample of such cloth, demonstrating various inlay motifs, such as a red and blue diamond, a blue arrow head, blue and red triangles and a sugar cane pattern, all on an undyed background.

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Further Information

• Type: Textiles, cloth
• Object: Country Cloth Sample
• Materials: Textile
• Culture Group: Sherbro
• Dimensions: 3410mm x 140mm [W] [L]
• Production Date: Pre 1934
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Charles A. Beving
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1934.307.428

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