Textile with gauzelike structure, Igbo Isaiah. Shirley Institute.
Some of the oldest fibres of textiles found in western Africa from the compound of Isaiah Anozie in Igbo Ukwu dating back to around the 9th century; the bast and flat grass fibres survived by being wrapped around copper and bronze objects that preserved them. At the time of their excavation in the 1960s they were the oldest known examples of textiles in west Africa. Photos: Shirley Institute.
Cabled yarn from the chains of a bronze pendant. Shirley Institute.
From Igbo Isaiah a shrine, textile associated with copper chain with weave pattern and selvedge. Shirley Institute.
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