DepartmentTextiles-Africa

asafo frankaa

NameFlag

Maker Nana Manso

CultureFante; Asafo people

Datec. 1945

Place madeKormantine/Saltpond area, Ghana, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions42 × 67 in. (106.68 × 170.18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.31

Object numberA.1995.93.31

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection
Africa.
The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionCotton flag picturing men playing ball; extrapolation from British Union Jack Color: Red, blue, black, white, plus... Technique: Piecework and applique.

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