Country Cloth
Country 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 piece. Such cloth was, in the past, regarded as a sign of wealth and prestige. This example is unusual, composed of ten strips of double blue lines, woven with orange. The middle part has an elaborate white lattice work pattern. The ends of the cloth have been hemmed.
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Further Information
- Type: Textiles, cloth
- Object: Country Cloth
- Materials: Textile
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 1630mm [W] x 2680mm [L]
- Production Date: Pre 1899
- Associated Places: Created:Sierra Leone ;Collected:
- Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
- Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
- Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/110k
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