Cloths
Europeana Fashion — National Museum of World Cultures Foundation

Cloths

Unknown artist

Fashion Illustration
CC0 — Public Domain
Europeana Fashion — National Museum of World Cultures Foundation

Dark blue cloth with a light blue tie-off motif (see M6-46). Two identical pieces of fabric; the light blue binding motif consists of areas of varying size between dark blue lines running lengthwise along the fabric (distance between the lines approximately 1.5 cm). The rags were folded and tied. They were dyed with synthetic paints.‖ Pattern: Balanji (see M6-47).‖ These lapas were purchased in Freetown on Little Eaststreet in early 1984. Typical of gara produced on a large scale (M6-47, p.16-23).

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