Beige Yoruba aso oke cushion
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About this item
These cushions are made from vintage Yoruba aso oke. The Yoruba are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Aso-Oke is a cloth that is worn on special occasions by the Yoruba, usually for chieftaincy festivals, engagements, naming ceremonies and other important events.
The cloth is woven by men in narrow strips (strip-weave) and the strips are sewn together to make the bigger piece.
The cloths are typically decorated with lace holes and floating supplementary weft stitches. These beige aso oke are called Sanyan and they are woven in cotton and wild silk
from the cocoons of the anaphe moth.
I've backed these cushions with plain linen, piped the edges and added zip fasteners and feather pads.
Additional Information
YORUBA154 (AB-78762)
W: 20" (50.8 cm)H: 20" (50.8 cm)
Mid 20th Century
Surrey, United Kingdom
