A Women’s indigo-dyed wrapper from Ivory Coast, mid-C20th from the Thakar Collection for #ArchiveMythology. Across West Africa, indigo signified wealth & abundance & even had its own deity, Iya Mopo, to ensure successful dyeing.
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