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YORUBA, Ashoke Textiles, Nigeria
Woven in narrow strips of machine-spun cotton, these textiles have sections of openwork, with the holes linked by decorative, carry-over threads. Motifs laid in by weft patterns often symbolize stylized plants or Koran boards.
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