PAIR OF YORUBA MAN'S WRAPPER CLOTHS, ASO OLONA... Lot 2
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PAIR OF YORUBA MAN'S WRAPPER CLOTHS, ASO OLONA NIGERIA the first hand and machine spun cotton, three panel weave; the second a four panel weave, with geometric motifs executed on a deep red ground (2) (largest 155 x 139cm) Footnote: Provenance: The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles Literature: Cf. Clarke, D. 2015. African Textiles, London: Prestel Publishing. p. 140. Note: "These four panel women's weave cloths were worn as insignia of office by elderly men belonging to a society called Ogboni that maintained a shrine to the Earth and had an important role in the selection of Yoruba kings. The designs are said to represent water spirits." Clarke, D., 2015. African Textiles.
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