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1987.20.1 - Feed the Nation Commemorative Cloth
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Object Typecloth, commemorative
Place MadeAfrica: Nigeria, Kaduna
Date Made1976
Item Details
Object Typecloth, commemorative
Place MadeAfrica: Nigeria, Kaduna
Date Made1976
Accession Number
1987.20.1
Title
Feed the Nation Commemorative Cloth
Category
Documentary Artifact
Object Type
cloth, commemorative
Creator
Arewa Textile Ltd.
Date Made
1976
Place Made
Africa: Nigeria, Kaduna
Culture
West African
Cultural Region
West African
Gender and Age
not applicable
Materials and Techniques
cotton; woven
Measurements
LE 182.5; WI 114.0; SV 114.0 cm
Description
Yardage of commemorative cloth printed with scenes of people harvesting crops and preparing food in blue and black and lettering "Feed the Nation. Feed the people".
Credit Line
Donated by Wilma Wood
External Links
Online Exhibition: Unwrapping African Commemorative Cloth
University of Alberta Museums
Virtual Tour: Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Ecology
Citation
Page Citation for 1987.20.1 - Feed the Nation Commemorative Cloth
Page Citation
"1987.20.1 - Feed the Nation Commemorative Cloth, Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/13-3656. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.