Ewe Strip-Woven Cloth

Hundreds of tiny diamonds, all of them in a good mood.

Ewe weavers of Ghana, West Africa, made this strip-woven cotton cloth in the 20th century. Narrow strips woven on a loom are sewn edge to edge into large cloths, a technique shared across Ghana and Togo and often tied to dress and ceremony. This one is cream-white, with an overall net of fine gray-black diamond lines. Broad bands of gray block patterning run down each side. The weave is flat and even, with a soft, matte hand.

About 83 by 122 inches. Rolled out on a bed, it is a calm and quiet blanket of pattern.