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CODE #: fr387 PRICE: US$1650 Measurement: 136ins x 68ins, 347cm x 173cm Man's wrapper cloth from the Bondoukou region woven with a handspun indigo dyed cotton background and a slightly offbeat placement of narrow weft float motifs in groups of three (red, white, cream) alternating with four narrow weft stripes. This is an old, well worn, cloth with wear apparent on the weft patterns and one small patched repair. Probably missing one strip from top edge. Dates from early C20th.
(c) Duncan Clarke, Version 19/02/2009 |