Dogon Woman's Wrap / Skirt

One thick dark band slices across a field of fine blue and white pinstripes.

This woman's wrap or skirt of woven cotton and indigo is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Dogon live in the cliff and plateau country of central Mali, and they are known for their masks, their architecture and their long-established textile traditions. Rectangular cloth of closely packed narrow stripes in blue and cream. A single wide dark blue band crosses near the middle and a pale line sits just below it. The weave looks soft with a faint creasing and small uneven edges. It is 43 inches wide and 61 long.

A deep stripe holds the line, literally.