AI materials study; not an authenticated Dida textile.
Overview
The Met attributes a wrapper dated around 1900 to Dida makers in southern Côte d’Ivoire. Its account describes women hand-interlacing raffia fibres, with specialist binding and repeated dyeing producing textured cloth. Such textiles can be draped or sewn for weddings and funerals. The palm species is catalogued as uncertain. This selected object documents techniques, not every Dida community’s life.
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Selected object, circa 1900.
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- Museum accountMan’s wrapperResearch access: 2026-10-17
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AI-generated materials studyAI materials study; not an authenticated Dida textile.