Mossi Woman's Wrap / Skirt

Concentric rings of tiny blue-white eyes spiral outward on a very dark ground.

This woman's wrap or skirt is Mossi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is woven cotton & indigo. Narrow strips woven on a loom are joined edge to edge to make a wide cloth, a method common across West Africa. Nearly black-blue rectangle covered with pairs of resist-dyed loops arranged in growing circles around a small center. The edges are slightly irregular, with a few loose threads at the corners. It is 42 inches wide and 64 long.

A bullseye drawn with patience and a lot of dots.