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 twelve cotton strips in beige and white, sewn together to create striped pattern.
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Further Information
- Type: Textiles, cloth
- Object: Country Cloth
- Materials: Textile
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 515mm x 420mm x 35mm [folded]
- Production Date: Pre 1960
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
- Museum: Glasgow Museums
- Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.gk
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