Adiere Eleko

African Yoruba Adire Eleko Cloth, Nigeria, Mid 20th C. Made from resist indigo-dyed cotton, this textile is created through the application of a resist paste made from cassava flour, applied to the cl

196 x 177 cm (6ft. 5in. x 5ft. 10in.) Nigeria ca. 1960 Condition: very good, few signs of use Foundation: Cotton

African Yoruba Adire Eleko Cloth, Nigeria, Dated 1973. Made from resist indigo-dyed cotton, this textile is created through the application of a resist paste made from cassava flour, applied to the cl

An African Adire Eleko Cotton Textile, 1941, Yoruba, Nigeria, two rectangular, resist-dyed indigo cloth panels sewn together at the center, cassava-paste painted in the olokun pattern with numerous sq

Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) In the Wings, Ballet "Aleko" Signed "G. ROCKMORE DAVIS-" l.l., identified and titled "Eleko [sic]" on a label from Babcock Galleries, New York, affi