African Tie Dye Fabric #164 Oba This vintage textile was used

This vintage textile was used as a "wrapper" in the West African Country of Ivory Coast by the Baule tribe

they are hand decorated and refired

Traditionally made by the women of Mali

left in to show the authenticity of the handwork done in preparation for dyeing

African Tie Dye Fabric #164 Oba This vintage textile was used100% 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,