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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. In the last few months we have been visiting some increasingly remote areas in search of interesting cloths. Some of our finds are below. 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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(c) Duncan Clarke, Version 4/14/2008

 
1.Nupe, Ijebu Yoruba & Akwete cloths. 

 

Ijebu Yoruba NW348: US$825 

Ijebu Yoruba NW393: US$825 

Ijebu Yoruba NW394: US$825 

Nupe NW335: US$675 

Nupe NW329: US$375

Akwete Igbo NW271: US$325

Nupe NW385: US$445

Nupe NW386: US$445

Nupe NW392: US$445

2. 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. 

 

NW360: US$565 - Ilorin marriage cloth

NW358: US$675 - unique wild silk & white 3 panel 

NW387: US$1200  - very rare magenta silk & cotton

NW391: US$875 - Igbomina Yoruba marriage cloth

NW388: US$875 - Igbomina Yoruba marriage cloth 

 NW389: US$875 - Igbomina Yoruba marriage cloth

NW380: US$650 - rare check pattern

 

 

3. Northern Edo cloths - peoples of diverse culture and origin living to the southwest of the Niger/Benue river confluence.

 

NW295: US$545 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW320: US$565 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW378: US$625 Igara ikat wrapper rare style

NW319: US$425 - Igara ikat wrapper

NW305: US$425 - Igara ikat wrapper

 NW355: US$195 - shawl from Okene