Textiles and Textile Production
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Object number: Z 13207
Description: Piece of cloth that is still closed. There are rows of holes at regular intervals.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 93 cm long, 4 cm wide
Object number: Z 13206
Description: Cotton and raffia cloth with fringes at both short edges.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 178 cm long, 38.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 11721
Description: Ukpo. Striped piece of cloth in beige, brown and red. There are long fringes on both short edges.
Cultural sub-group: Afuze
Town: Ovbiomu
Measurements: 159 cm long, 39.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 13571
Description: Brown, beige and red striped cloth with fringes on both short edges.
Cultural sub-group: Esan
Town: Uromi
Measurements: 124 cm long, 49.5 wide
Object number: Z 12726
Description: Plain piece of cloth with thick long fringes on two long sides. Parts of the textile have rows of regularly shaped holes.
Cultural sub-group: Uzairue
Town: Uzairue
Measurements: 138 cm long, 27 cm wide
Object number: Z 25245
Description: Okeeke. Carved wooden figure of a man standing with knees bent, tending towards recent Yoruba carving styles. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Yekhee
Town: Ijeba/Kukuruku/Uzebba
Measurements: 24 cm long, 9 cm long
Object number: Z 12328
Description: Okeeke. Wooden figure. A human head is positioned at the top ending in broad square shoulders, without a neck in between. The figure squares down into the two functional legs. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Yekhee
Town: Ijeba/Kukuruku/Uzebba
Measurements: 16 cm long, 7.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 12943
Description: Okeeke. Carved Janus head figure possibly of a male and female. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 23 cm long, 8 cm wide
Object number: Z 12947
Description: Okeeke. Wooden figure, part of a loom. It consists of a single human head with a hole running through it, perhaps to facilitate storage. It has an unusually shaped forehead. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 15 cm long, 5 cm wide
Object number: Z 12956
Description: Okeeke. Two wooden figures carved up to the waist level and joined at the heads. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 21 cm long, 11.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 12958
Description: Okeeke. Wooden figure. An attempt has been made to represent two heads with their facial features. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 24 cm long, 11.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 13010
Description: Okeeke. Wooden janus figure with the two figures positioned back to back until waist level. The figures are male and female. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 18.5 cm long, 8.5 cm wide
Object number: Z 12886
Description: Okeeke. Wooden Janus figure. Cat's whiskers face markings are visible on one of the heads. The other figure has three marks on each side of the face. These markings are all typical of the Niger/Bedue confluence area. Used for holding rollers on the weaving loom.
Cultural sub-group: Okpe
Town: Okpe
Measurements: 18.5 cm long, 5.5 cm wide