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Description: | Circular woven mats, various geometric/flower patterns woven on both sides of mat. Numerous colours including black, brown, green, pink, yellow and purple. Four of the mats have various coloured loops circling the outer edge, the fifth does not.
Made by the Hausa women. Not just to trade, the women themselves had them. The mats and woven textiles are also by Hausa women. They are always done using geometric patterns. Celia King was in Nigeria for 10 years in the 1960s with her husband and two young chidren. Her husband worked as a teacher on a government scheme.
Accession number: NCMG 2008-120/1-5 | Subjects: | Northern Nigeria Sokoto Katsina and Daura provinces | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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