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Nigeria Women's Gallery

All these cloths are genuine Nigerian textiles hand-woven by women on the upright single heddle loom and collected in Nigeria. Yoruba cloths part 2 - thick indigo dyed kijiipa wrapper cloths woven with hand-spun cotton thread. The most widespread type of kijiipa, woven until the 1950s by women in virtually all Yoruba areas, was plain blue and white striped cloth. A few, much rarer pieces, mainly in the north east of the Yoruba area, incorporate supplementary weft float patterns.  We have numerous plain indigo blue striped pieces at our shops and see also our indigo gallery.  Unless otherwise indicated they are all old cloths that have been worn and carefully treasured by the man or woman that first commissioned them from the weavers.  Full details of size and condition for each cloth, together with price and ordering information, can be found with a larger picture by clicking on the thumbnail images. Please be patient as the images may take a minute to download. As with all our cloths we guarantee a full refund if you are not satisfied with any order.

 

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NW410: Yoruba ? - very rare warp float design  Email us for price.

NW396: Ijebu Yoruba - rare style of title cloth  US$1250

NW424: Ijebu Yoruba - early C20th title cloth   US$1250 

 NW420:Ijebu US$425

 NW386:Nupe US$445

 NW392:Nupe US$445

NW360: US$565 - Ilorin marriage cloth

NW400: -  rare early C20th - Email for price

NW423:   - very rare magenta silk & cotton - Email for price 

NW414: Ijebu Yoruba title cloth: US$425

NW388: Rare Igbomina Yoruba marriage cloth - Email for price

 NW389:  Igbomina Yoruba marriage cloth - Email for price

NW397: US$865 - rare early style

 NW426: Obscure style, raphia stripes   US$1500

NW427:Ijebu Yoruba title shawl  US$385 

NW295: US$545 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW320: US$565 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW428: Rare Somorika bast fibre Email us for price

NW319: US$675 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW305: US$425 - Igara ikat wrapper

 NW355: US$195 - shawl from Okene

 NW429: Ososo puberty cloth US$950 

NW430: US$950 - rare Igara ikat wrapper SOLD

NW419: US$675 - Igara ikat wrapper Reserved