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  • Advertisement, Kimberly Drawing Pencils: “You’re Swell”, November 1934

    The present object features a full-length advertisement in the left half of the page. Beginning just below the top edge, “You’re swell” [script]/ says [script] Gustav/ Jensen [sans-serif capitals] is…

  • Wrapper (Nigeria), early 20th century

    Woman’s wrapper with a large-scale design of two columns of squares, each criss-crossed by diagonal lines. Field of small white circles. In white on a deep blue ground.

  • Wrapper (Ghana), 20th century

    Cotton, dyed dark brown and block-printed in a dark glossy substance, in geometric patterns in groups of three rows, forming rectangles. The motifs are carved on calabashes then stamped on…

  • Wrapper (Nigeria), 1950s

    Wrapper with a grid of large Xs on a field of small circles. Design created through tied- and stitched-resist patterning methods, in white on a deep blue ground.

  • Wrapper (Nigeria), mid- 20th century

    Wrapper with a checkerboard of rectangles separated by rows of dots. Each rectangle is filled alternately with a floral pattern or rows of small triangles. Design reserved in white on…

  • Wrapper (Ethiopia), 1969

    Two panels of sheer white cotton seamed together with a 6 3/4 inch border at both end. Bands and borders are a geometric pattern of triangles, diamonds and chevrons in…

  • Wrapper (Ethiopia), ca. 1969

    Long panel of sheer white cotton with a 6 3/4 inch border at both ends and two woven bands across the middle of the panel. Bands and borders are a…

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