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Status:  Available

Item Code: ATT003

Origin: Cameroon

Tribe: Bamileke

Material: Han woven Cotton 

Dimensions:34" by 67"

Condition: In used condition, with  holes, repairs and loose seams.

Price: $150.00

Description: This is an interesting cloth, it is made from very narrow strips of handspun cotton cloth, the strips measure 2" wide and indicate considerable age, despite this they have been sewn together with a sewing machine. This is an Ndop cloth, it is Made by binding the design with stitches using plant fiber, then immersing in a vat of indigo.

      

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