Beige Yoruba Aso Oke Cushions
Stock No
YORUBA154
2013
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Item Description
These cushions are made from vintage Yoruba aso oke. The Yoruba are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Aso-Oke is a cloth that is worn on special occasions by the Yoruba, usually for chieftaincy festivals, engagements, naming ceremonies and other important events.
The cloth is woven by men in narrow strips (strip-weave) and the strips are sewn together to make the bigger piece.
The cloths are typically decorated with lace holes and floating supplementary weft stitches. These beige aso oke are called Sanyan and they are woven in cotton and wild silk
from the cocoons of the anaphe moth.
I've backed these cushions with plain linen, piped the edges and added zip fasteners and feather pads.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Surrey, Surrey
Item Dimensions
H: 51cm W: 51cm
Period
c1950
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Surrey, Surrey
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7795 343042