Woman's skirt, 20th century, 33 1/2 x 15 11/16 in. ( x cm) (without fringe), Raffia; oblique interlacing, resist tie-dye and stitched-resist dye, Côte d'Ivoire, 20th century, The Dida of Côte d'Ivoire produce some of the most striking and unique textiles found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using the unusual technique of oblique interlacing, Dida artisans painstakingly plait up to 1,500 strands of raffia into a long, narrow tubular form. When the garment is completed, it is embellished with intricate, bound and stitched-resist dye techniques in repeating patterns of rectangles, circles

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