YORUBA ASHOKE TEXTILES ARCHIVES, Nigeria

Ashoke Textile 1 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 1 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 1 SOLD
Ashoke Textile 2 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 2 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 2 SOLD
Ashoke Textile 3 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 3 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 3 SOLD
Ashoke Textile 4 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 4 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 4 SOLD

Ashoke Textile 5 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 5 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 5 SOLD
Ashoke Textile 10 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 10 SOLD	Ashoke Textile 10 SOLD

Ashoke Textile 6 SOLD

Ashoke Textile 6 SOLD

Ashoke Textile 6 SOLD

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

 

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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