Cloth (aso oke)
mid-20th century
A fashionable Yoruba would wear several cloths with this pattern. Deep indigo blue is a standard choice, but other color selections vary by the season. For many generations, such cloths were handwoven with endless variation in bold accents. In this cloth, a rigid regularity is the sign of a commercial weave that imitates the handwoven with a grid that's exceedingly precise.
Cotton; strip-woven; supplementary weft; commercial dyes
41 1/4 in. (104.7 cm)
L.: 60 1/4 in.
Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
81.17.319