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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Man's Cloth with Adinkra Motifs (kente)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Man's Cloth with Adinkra Motifs (kente)

Artist Samuel Cophie, b. 1939 (Ghanaian)
Date2009
Made/manufacturedGhana
MediumCotton, synthetic thread rayon
Dimensions11 ft. 1 in. x 43 1/2 in. (337.8 x 110.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2010.53.2
Collections
DescriptionCloth with white warp and weft, plainweave, appliqued patterns based on adinkra symbols; stool, cutlass, Sankofa Bird, Green, red and purple appliques.
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