Country cloth is the name given in Sierra Leone to a woven textile which was traditionally made from locally grown cotton that’s carded and spun into thread, then woven into strips on traditional tripod looms. The strips are sewn together edge-to-edge to form the finished cloth.
^ Women deseed, card, and spin cotton into heavy thread which will be woven into strips, while children look on. Golu, 1970s.
^ Men weave long, 4″ wide strips on tripod looms. Sembehun, 1970s.
^ Tools used by weavers in the production of country cloth: heddle pulley at left, beater at right.
^ Completed country cloths
^ Hand-stitching connects the woven strips in traditional country cloth.
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