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Vintage African,Baule Indigo Dyed, Ikat, Strip Woven Textile/58”x 42"

$ 92.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Material: 100% Cotton
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana, Ivory Coast
  • Fiber Content: Cotton
  • Color: Indigo Blue, White
  • Custom Detail: Vintage African Indigo
  • Country Of Manufacture: Ghana

    Description

    Vintage, hard to find indigo ikat dyed textile by the Baule people of the Ivory Coast and Ghana. 10 soft, tightly handwoven strips sewn together with a great, unusual, graphic, stepped and square pattern, and small areas of colored embroidery rectangles
    . The Baule are only one of two peoples in West Africa that do ikat dyeing of their weaving thread.
    42” x 58”.  Very good-excellent condition: these textiles are prone to seam openings and machine sewn zig-zag seams have been hand resewn in several places; some edge wear; e
    nds of piece have horizontal stitching to prevent unraveling; fringe at either end in good condition.  3072
    _gsrx_vers_818 (GS 7.0.10 (818))