Man’s Wrapper Nigeria, Yoruba peoples Fisrt quarter of 20th century Cotton, indigo and madder dyed, Ikat technique 102 x 65 inches (259 x 165 cm) This rare man’s cloth is entirely woven of cotton and was probably made circa 1920s. The British Museum has a similar cloth though with the red areas being woven in magenta dyed silk (alari silk) which was traded from north Africa. (The Essential Art of African Textiles Design Without End, by Alisa LaGamma and Christine Giuntini, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, page 54-55) Price on request
