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Printed cloth mimicking wax resist, with white background and motif of flying swallows in dark blue.
Wax print cloth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Wax print cloth

Maker Yoruba Artist
Date1960s-1970s
Place of originNigeria
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 5 ft. 12 in. x 46 in. (1 m 82.88 cm x 116.84 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Marian Davis
Object number2016.38.10
Collections
Visual DescriptionPrinted cloth mimicking wax resist, with white background and motif of flying swallows in dark blue.
Textile - stencil wax resist
Textile - stencil wax resist
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Wrapper
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