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Akwete (<textile materials by weaving technique>, <textile materials by process or technique>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Textile woven by Igbo women of Nigeria, featuring intricate weft-woven patterns in cotton or rayon over a ground weave in cotton; only commercial machine-woven yarn is used. |
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Akwete (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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Akwete (Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Akwete (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor textiel dat wordt geweven door Igbo-vrouwen in Nigeria, met complexe ingewoven patronen in katoen of kunstzijde op een grondweefsel van katoen. Er wordt alleen commercieel machinaal geweven draad voor gebruikt. |
Spanish ..... Úsese para los textiles de telar de las mujeres Igbo en Nigeria que presentan unos diseños intrincados de trama en algodón o rayón sobre un fondo tejido de algodón. Se utiliza sólo tela comercial tejida a máquina.
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Akwete............ |
[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Afigbo and Okeke, Weaving Tradition in Igbo-Land (1985) |
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African Arts (1967-) illustration, Vol. 7, No. 3, 22, Davis. Awete cloth and its motifs. |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 7/96 |
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Idiens and Ponting, Textiles of Africa (1980) 113 |
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Lamb, West African Weaving (1975) 18 |
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Picton and Mack, African Textiles (1979) 80 |
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TAA database (2000-) |
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