Hat; woven with bamboo straw wrapped around with a taupe fabric band. Narrow brim. There's a round surface protruding on top with six grommets around it for ventilation. Perforated paper (faux leather) inside hatband is attached to straw by four small circles of cork (also for ventilation). Label reads "NRA MADE UNDER HAT INDUSTRY Code Authority 980834"
Hat; woven with bamboo straw wrapped around with a taupe fabric band. Narrow brim. There's a round surface protruding on top with six grommets around it for ventilation. Perforated paper (faux leather) inside hatband is attached to straw by four small circles of cork (also for ventilation). Label reads "NRA MADE UNDER HAT INDUSTRY Code Authority 980834"
Kuba cut-pile raffia panel, geometric design in brown and cream, worked in combination of cut-pile and linear embroidery stitches. Design covers entire piece of tan cloth, which has edges turned and hemmed to the front. The textile is mounted on a slightly smaller black-fabric-covered board which is then mounted on a larger black-fabric-covered board.
Kuba cut-pile raffia panel, geometric design in brown and cream, worked in combination of cut-pile and linear embroidery stitches. Design covers entire piece of tan cloth, which has edges turned and hemmed to the front. The textile is mounted on a slightly smaller black-fabric-covered board which is then mounted on a larger black-fabric-covered board.
These imported women's head scarves were manufactured for Nigerian Independence celebrations October 1, 1960. The bulk of the Paul and Doris Ward Collection of Nigerian textiles were acquired by the donors during multiple trips to Nigeria between 1958 and 1963. Some items were gifts; others were purchased. A few were later gifts from Nigerian students while Dr. Paul Ward was a professor of African studies at SUNY Albany. All of the adire was from the then Western region, fabricated by the ethnic Yoruba speaking populace, and collected from Lagos, Ibadan, Ife, and Abeokuta.
These imported women's head scarves were manufactured for Nigerian Independence celebrations October 1, 1960. The bulk of the Paul and Doris Ward Collection of Nigerian textiles were acquired by the donors during multiple trips to Nigeria between 1958 and 1963. Some items were gifts; others were purchased. A few were later gifts from Nigerian students while Dr. Paul Ward was a professor of African studies at SUNY Albany. All of the adire was from the then Western region, fabricated by the ethnic Yoruba speaking populace, and collected from Lagos, Ibadan, Ife, and Abeokuta.
These imported women's head scarves were manufactured for Nigerian Independence celebrations October 1, 1960. The bulk of the Paul and Doris Ward Collection of Nigerian textiles were acquired by the donors during multiple trips to Nigeria between 1958 and 1963. Some items were gifts; others were purchased. A few were later gifts from Nigerian students while Dr. Paul Ward was a professor of African studies at SUNY Albany. All of the adire was from the then Western region, fabricated by the ethnic Yoruba speaking populace, and collected from Lagos, Ibadan, Ife, and Abeokuta.
Independence head scarf, yellow on brown/gray. Shows map of Nigeria surrounded by the Parliament buildings. Of the Northern Region, Kaduna; Eastern Region, Enugu; Western Region, Ibadan; Federal district at Lagos.
Independence head scarf, brown, white, and yellow on purple, with detailed map of the country, "Peace and Prosperity" and along each side of scarf are the names of Nigerian cities.
