Mossi Woman's Wrap / Skirt Pillow

Indigo and cream stripes with a pale blue mid-tone running between them.

This woman's wrap and skirt pillow is Mossi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is woven cotton, indigo & feather. Indigo dyeing is practiced across West Africa, where cotton cloth is dipped repeatedly in vats of fermented leaf dye to build up deep blue tones. Square pillow face striped lengthwise in navy, light blue, and cream, with the cream concentrated in a broad band at the left edge. The stripes vary in thickness, and the woven texture shows soft fading. It is 18 inches wide and 18 long.

Relaxed lines and a faded surface, comfortably broken in.