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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.
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
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Thobe
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ca. 1920-1930
Blocked Out
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2009
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Late 19th to early 20th century
Cradle
Samuel Francis Hudelson
1920s - 1930s
Jillāyeh, Jubbeh, or Durrāʻa
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ca. 1860
Breeches
Artist unrecorded
Uldebe
20th century
Prestige Hat
Early 20th century
Kente
c. 1960
Colcha
Artist unrecorded