Vintage Strip Woven Stripe #339 West African the transformative journey from boyhood

the transformative journey from boyhood to manhood

transition

A beautiful art object

but each was still sculpted by hand

Vintage Strip Woven Stripe #339 West African the transformative journey from boyhoodThis vintage textile was used as a "wrapper" in the West African Country of Burkina Faso. Made of finely spun hand woven cotton, the cloth was constructed by sewing the strips together into a larger piece. This textile has a soft supple hand found only in the finest vintage textiles. 60. 5" x 43" This cloth is a "half half" piece with one half being the pattern on the left, the other half pictured on the right. Division runs the length of the cloth.