Monday, 31 December 2012
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
A December afternoon in the shop….
Moved some things around, hung up the robe ( an early example I am really excited about), took a few snap shots…
Friday, 14 December 2012
Cloth of the month: a unique embroidered Yoruba wrapper.
AS435 - Unique women's wrapper skirt cloth hand sewn from early C20th aso oke woven with local hand spun indigo dyed cotton with weft stripes of magenta silk “alaari” imported via the trans-Saharan caravan trade. Exceptionally the cloth is decorated with endless knot motifs and lines hand embroidered in colourful imported thread. Embroidery on wrappers is not usual among the Yoruba (although there was a brief vogue for machine embroidered wrappers in the 1970s) but was a custom among the Hausa, so it is possible that the embroidery on this piece is by a for a Hausa woman patron, or was influenced by knowledge of Hausa examples. Excellent condition. Dates from circa 1920s - 30s. Measurements: 77 ins x 55ins, 197 cm x 140.
Click on the photos to enlarge. More information on our website here.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
African hats in Paris auction next week
A fine collection of African hats will be auctioned at Drouot in Paris next Tuesday (18 December) by auctioneers Neret-Minet, Tessier & Sarrou. The catalogue is on-line. Quite modest estimates for some unusual pieces.
Photo above shows Lot 95: West African hat of unknown origin.
Lot 61: Madagascar
Lot 64: Lesotho
Lot 65: South Africa – Ntwana
Lot 68: South Africa – Ntwana
Lot 67: South Africa – Zulu
Lot 75: Cameroon
Lot 79: Kenya – Pokot/Karamajong
Lot 84: Cameroun
Lot 85: Nigeria – Yoruba. Is this really a “priest’s hat” I wonder ?
Lot 88: Congo – Kuba
Lot 90: Congo – Mangbetu
Lot 92: Congo – Mbala
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