Alangba Berekete
2026-4-11
From: Nigeria | Ibadan
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Title | Alangba Berekete |
| Object Number | 2026-4-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yoruba |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Ibadan |
| Culture Area | Yoruba |
| Date Made | 20th Century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Cotton | Indigo Dye |
| Technique | Dyed | Hand Painted |
| Iconography | Lizards | Geometric Designs | Guinea Fowl Eggs | Wire |
| Description | Adire Yoruba textile called "Alangba Berekete" meaning Fat Lizard. Made on a manufactured cotton cloth which is hand-painted with multiple patterned squares using cassava starch. After drying, it is dyed with indigo in above-ground dye pots. The more times the cloth is dipped in indigo, the darker the background and the more vivid the pattern. The pattern is revealed after the cassava starch is beaten off the dried-out cloth. Patterns on this textile include lizards, "the world upside down" geometrics, "eeyin awo" (guinea fowl eggs), and "waya" (wire). |
| Length | 210.82 cm |
| Width | 82.55 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Sandra T. Barnes, 2026 |
| Other Number | #11 - Collector Number |
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