Tie Dye Fabric #124 Multi Strip Vintage carved wooden oval shaped

Vintage carved wooden oval shaped bowl container from the Turkana tribe in Kenya

Vintage acacia wood milk container with leather strap from the Turkana tribe in Kenya

the cloth was constructed by sewing the strips together into a larger piece

This gorgeous piece of indigo was made near Conakry

Tie Dye Fabric #124 Multi Strip Vintage carved wooden oval shaped100% cotton Bazin jacquard. Preshrunk. Machine wash and dry. This cloth begins as a solid colored piece which is then intricately folded. The folds are held in place by clamping, stitching or tying. The fold create a resist area where the original color of the cloth is preserved. The cloth is hand dipped into a dye bath, unfolded and retied or folded for another layer of color. Some pieces make as many as 5 trips to the dye bath before being rinsed,