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Cotton and ingigo Dye Yoruba Resist-dyed cloth (adire eleko)

X66.1149AB Resist-dyed cloth (adire eleko)

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Object Name: Resist-dyed cloth (adire eleko)

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Yoruba peoples

Place of Origin: Nigeria

Date/Era: Mid-20th century

Medium/Materials: Cotton, indigo dye

Dimensions: 189 x 165 cm

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Beals.

Accession Number: X66.1149AB

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Source: Marla C. Berns, World Arts, Local Lives: The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, 2014

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