Country Cloth
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 piece. Such cloth was, in the past, regarded as a sign of wealth and prestige. This example has sixteen blue strips, creating a striped effect. This is one of the earliest examples of country cloth in the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery collections from Sierra Leone.
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Further Information
- Type: Textiles, cloth
- Object: Country Cloth
- Materials: Textile
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 1550mm [W] x 3700mm [L]
- Production Date: Pre 1899
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
- Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
- Accession Number: BMAG:WA506709
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