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Kente
Kente
Kente

Kente

Datec. 1960
Place madeTogo, Ghana, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions149 5/8 × 74 13/16 × 1 3/4 in. (380 × 190 × 4.5 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.899
Object numberA.1980.1.899
DescriptionStrip-weave, weft-faced bands. Strips of fabric in square-like pattern with narrow multicolored stripes within squares. Many bold, primary colors throughout. Fringe.
On View
Not on view
Kente Old
c. 1960
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
Cover
Artist unrecorded
1950-1970
Kente cloth
Samuel Cophie
ca. 1998
Thobe Malakeh Abū Warda
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th century
Shawl
Artist unrecorded
First half, 20th century
Sarong
Early to mid-20th century
Colcha
Artist unrecorded
Patola Sari
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th - early 20th century