Country Cloth

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 example is composed of nine strips of plain weave, striped in brown, green, and yellow. It has been hand-hemmed. The British Museum catalogue notes this pattern is known as kulu nyei, and that the cloth was worn by women.

Further Information

  • Type: Textiles, cloth
  • Object: Country Cloth
  • Materials: Textile
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 1640mm [L] x 1160mm [W]
  • Production Date: Pre 1941
  • Associated Places: Freetown
  • Associated People: C. A. Burland
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1941.4.1

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