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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kitenge
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kitenge

Maker Tanzanian Artist
Date2009
LocaleTanzania
MediumCotton
Dimensions43 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. (109.2 x 355.6 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Jaclyn Hall
Object number2010.49.2
Collections
DescriptionGreen and blue with fish, inscription at the top and the bottom borders reads the following: "Mfg by Weizmann," "Guaranteed Print,""...Nadir...," "02524." Cheap everyday cloth, no proverb on central medallion; worn in central and east Africa; has crackle print on border.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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2010
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Sälämon Bällachäw
early 1950s
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Lesso
2010