DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Kente cloth
NameKente cloth
Maker
Samuel Cophie
(Ghanian)
CultureAshante, Ewe
Dateca. 1998
Place madeBonwire, Ghana, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions1291 5/16 × 90 9/16 in. (3280 × 230 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Suzi Jones, A.2016.49.7
Object numberA.2016.49.7
DescriptionComposed of different patterns, strip woven and stitched together. Muti-colored, lengthwise bands of yellow, gold and reds, with alternating strips with patches of blue, wtih narrow yellow and red or bright, light green with yellow and red or occasional other patterns.Collected in 1970s
Artist unrecorded
20th century
Early 20th century
c. 1960
Artist unrecorded