YORUBA ASHOKE TEXTILES ARCHIVES, Nigeria

The Yoruba Ashoke textiles below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

 

 Whole Textile

  Part of Textile

Detail of Textile 

Ashoke Textile 9
78"x53", SOLD

Ashoke Textile 9
78"x53", SOLD

Ashoke Textile 9
78"x53", SOLD

 

Ashoke Textile 7
75"x59", SOLD

 

Ashoke Textile 7
75"x59", SOLD

 

Ashoke Textile 7
75"x59", SOLD

Ashoke Textile 8
80"x57", SOLD

Ashoke Textile 8
80"x57", SOLD

 

Ashoke Textile 8
80"x57", SOLD

YORUBA, Ashoke Textiles, Nigeria

Woven in narrow strips of machine-spun cotton, these textiles have sections of openwork, with the holes linked by decorative, carry-over threads. Motifs laid in by weft patterns often symbolize stylized plants or Koran boards.

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