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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 ...[more]

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 can be identified as Kpokpo type as it is embroidered and has inlay s different colours. It is composed of brown, beige, white, and blue strips, with blue embroidered bands of lozenges at either end. Kondi gula is the Mende word for 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 can be identified as Kpokpo type as it is embroidered and has inlay s different colours. It is composed of brown, beige, white, and blue strips, with blue embroidered bands of lozenges at either end. Kondi gula is the Mende word for country cloth. [less]