Raffia Weaving. Nigeria, Ibibio

Item

Identifier: SEP 2007 #34 M1

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1523 - 2010

Extent

From the Series: 222 Artifacts

Language of Materials

From the Series: Multiple languages

Additional Description

Physical Location

Textile Box: T85

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Allan Buckman, LCMS World Mission (via Truck Mail)

Physical Description

Woven raffia mat: 28” x 17” interwoven red, black and natural fibers with the following text: WE ARE GOD’S FELLOW WORKERS 1 COR. 3:9. The item was accompanied with a note that reads “Woven raffia mat from Nigeria, produced from among the Ibibio membership of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria