Vintage Strip Woven Stripe #335 Nigerian art they were originally used for

they were originally used for hunters' shirts and women's wraps

They are tears of pride

Each basket comes with an informational tag explaining the symbolism of the designs as well as the name of the artist

or refolded into a new configuration for another dyeing session

Vintage Strip Woven Stripe #335 Nigerian art they were originally used forThis vintage textile was used as a "wrapper" in the West African Country of Burkina Faso. Made of finely spun hand woven cotton, the cloth was constructed by sewing the strips together into a larger piece. This textile has a soft supple hand found only in the finest vintage textiles. 58. 5" x 43"