Yoruba Asoke Strip-Woven Cloth

Crisp white stripes make this one read as pink from across the room.

This asoke strip-woven cloth is Yoruba, from Nigeria, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton. Asoke is a cloth woven by Yoruba weavers in Nigeria, traditionally worn on important occasions such as weddings, naming ceremonies and festivals. Fine alternating stripes of white and plum run horizontally, with tiny dashes of white threads set between the lines in broad bands. The edges are fairly straight, and the upper left corner curls up slightly. It is 79 inches wide and 55.5 long.

Pinstriped and well pressed, more or less.