A LINEAR DESIGN NDOP PURE COTTON ANTIQUE TEXTILE, BAMILEKE TRIBE CAMEROON ( No 5071 )

large abstract Ndop, strip weave fabric from Cameroon, West Africa.  It is old and made using  pure, hand spun cotton.  Dyed with indigo using a resist dye process that uses raffia thread.  Women artisans stitch in the geometrical resist design pattern, which is then dipped in indigo.  In good original condition with wear.  Height  approx 240 x 80cm