Country Cloth Sample

Country cloth is a thick, heavy, cloth, traditionally made from locally grown cotton that is spun into thread, dyed, and woven into strips on a tripod loom. The strips are then sewn together edge to edge to form the finished cloth. Such cloth was, in the past, regarded as a sign or wealth and Prestige. This item may be a sample of such cloth, demonstrating various inlay motifs, such as a red and blue diamond, a blue arrow head, blue and red triangles and a sugar cane pattern, all on an undyed background.

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Further Information

  • Type: Textiles, cloth
  • Object: Country Cloth Sample
  • Materials: Textile
  • Culture Group: Sherbro
  • Dimensions: 3410mm x 140mm [W] [L]
  • Production Date: Pre 1934
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Charles A. Beving
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1934.307.428

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