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Nr.
115
name of the cloth
Wagabga, botton holes
name of the weaver
Ewe Weaver in Nigeria
year of weaving
-
tecniques
kogavi
medium
cotton, lurex
size (5 mm. grid)
130 x 200
count
-
meanings & history
Wagagba is a big bowl of corn flour. The weaver must eat a whole Wagagba before finishing this cloth, as weaving agovor is a very slow work.
related pieces
Wagabga: 071 - 115

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