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Kente Old
Kente Old
Kente Old
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Kente Old

NameRobe
CultureEwe?
Datec. 1960
Place madeTogo, Ghana, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions74 7/16 × 46 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (189 × 117 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.896
Object numberA.1980.1.896
DescriptionStrip-weave, brocaded. Weft-faced bands. Dark blue with yellow, white and red stripes with multicolor square bands perpendicular to stripes. Cotton. Warp fringe.
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