Mossi Woman's Wrap / Skirt

Long ladders of pale dots run down a cloth that fades to a ragged fringe.

This woman's wrap or skirt is Mossi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is woven cotton & indigo. The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, and they have long been farmers, weavers and dyers. Blue cloth with tall columns of small white stitched-resist marks, each column made of dashes or beads. Ends are unhemmed, with soft, uneven fringe at the bottom and light cloudy shading across the field. It is 59.5 inches long and 42 in diameter.

Plenty of rows, plenty of fringe, and not one bored dot.