Prestige cloth
Dida people, Ivory Coast
Raffia fiber, natural dyes
16 by 18 inches (40.5 by 46 cm)
Early 20th century
This prestige cloth fragment is woven of raffia fibers, then resist-dyed three times for the gold, red and black colors. Natural plant and mineral dyes were used in a very complex stitch-resist process; these cloths were highly prized by the Dida.
Professionally mounted on a wood frame. From a private collection in Ohio, ex Andres Moraga.
SOLD
