African, Oceanic and Southeast Asian Art Formerly from The Collection of John B. Elliott
Fri, Sep 20, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Price | Bid Increment |
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$0 | $25 |
$200 | $50 |
$500 | $100 |
$3,000 | $250 |
$5,000 | $500 |
$10,000 | $1,000 |
$30,000 | $2,500 |
$100,000 | $5,000 |
Comprising a hat, trousers and a robe sewn with various designs in natural beige cotton, woven with a variegated brown stripe. The cloth consists of a combination of flatweave and the expensive and ancient technique of diagonal aso eleya. The robe is further embellished with large scale hand embroidery which is supported by a backing of indigo cotton.
Robe: 46 x 81 in.
Literature: Venice Lamb and Judy Holmes, Nigerian Weaving, Roxford, 1980, pp 41-42.
Beverly Birks, New York and London, February 27, 1991 for $2,500.