Yorùbá , unknown maker's mark. <em>Woman's wrapper (àdìrẹ ẹlé̩kọ)</em>, 20th century. Commercial cotton cloth, synthetic indigo dye, 68 5/8 × 78 × 1/16 in. (174.3 × 198.1 × 0.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Frieda and Milton F. Rosenthal, 1990.132.8 (Photo: , 1990.132.8_PS11.jpg)

Woman's wrapper (àdìrẹ ẹlé̩kọ)

Artist:Yorùbá

Medium: Commercial cotton cloth, synthetic indigo dye

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Dates:20th century

Dimensions: 68 5/8 × 78 × 1/16 in. (174.3 × 198.1 × 0.1 cm) mount (when installed): 68 5/8 × 79 1/2 × 3 in. (174.3 × 201.9 × 7.6 cm)

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Accession Number: 1990.132.8

Image: 1990.132.8_PS11.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Resist, indigo-dyed commerical cotton cloth. Free hand starch painting of patterns which fill geometric grid. Motifs include birds, leaves, and spinning tops. Commercial cotton joined by machine stitching, hemmed.

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