Dogon Woman's Wrap / Skirt Pillow

Indigo, clouded with white, like a sky just before weather.

Dogon weavers of Mali, West Africa, made the cotton cloth in this pillow in the 20th century, and it is filled with feathers. Indigo-dyed cotton with resist patterns is widely made and worn across Mali. The cloth is a deep blue with white shapes in rows: chevrons, diamond clusters, crossed lines and small dotted fields. The color varies from navy to near white at the edges. Made from a woman’s wrap or skirt, it keeps the soft hand of old cloth.

About 13 by 17 inches. A pillow that knows its way around a sofa.