banyan
A banyan is a loose-fitted informal robe or gown worn by men in the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
A banyan is a loose-fitted informal robe or gown worn by men in the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
Bogolanfini (bogolan- meaning cloth; fini- meaning mud) is a cotton cloth made from strips of woven fabric, which are decorated with symbolic patterns using the mud-resist technique, sewn together at the selvage to create a fabric that is utilized during the main four stages of a West African Bamana woman’s life: puberty, marriage, motherhood, and death.
Africa, Americas, B, L, term definition
The backstrap loom is a lightweight, mobile loom made of wood and a strap that is wrapped around the back. It only needed to be attached to a tree or a post for stability and to provide tension.
14th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Asia, B, term definition
An outer garment worn by Muslim women that covers the entire body, often with a cutout or mesh at the eyes.
Pelete bite is a fabric created by the Kalabari Ijo peoples of the Niger Delta region by cutting threads out of imported cloth to create motifs.
Bark cloth is fabric made out of bark from trees.
19th century, 20th century, A, Africa, B, N, term definition
An oval-shaped decorative pad worn by Mangbetu women over the buttocks in Central Africa.
The boubou is an African robe made of one large rectangle of fabric with an opening in the center for the neck. When worn it drapes down over the shoulders and billows at the sleeves.
A flat and broad white collar often with lace on the edges, worn by men and women in the 17th century.
A piece of linen which passes under the chin and is pinned at the sides, usually worn in conjunction with additional head coverings during the Middle Ages.
The padding used to structure clothing and create fashionable silhouettes in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A leather version of the doublet that was often, but not exclusively, worn by people in the military in the 17th century.