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Textiles: Town - Okpe

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

Textiles: Town - Ovbiomu

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

Textiles: Town - Uromi

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

Textiles: Town - Uzairue

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

Loom figures: Town - Ijeba/Kukuruku/Uzebba

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

Loom figures: Town - Okpe

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