A LINEAR DESIGN NDOP PURE COTTON ANTIQUE TEXTILE, BAMILEKE TRIBE CAMEROON ( No 5071 ) MASKS A harmonious design which is

A harmonious design which is also rarer to find in good condition

This is an ingenious raffia cloth fragment from the dida tribe of the Ivory Coast

silken patina that has darkened with age

Height approx 100cm

Ex Aus-tralian collection

A LINEAR DESIGN NDOP PURE COTTON ANTIQUE TEXTILE, BAMILEKE TRIBE CAMEROON ( No 5071 ) MASKS A harmonious design which islarge abstract Ndop, strip weave fabric from Cameroon, West Africa. It is old and made using pure, hand spun cotton. Dyed with indigo using a resist dye process that uses raffia thread. Women artisans stitch in the geometrical resist design pattern, which is then dipped in indigo. In good original condition with wear. Height approx 240 x 80cm