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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cloth (kanga)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Cloth (kanga)

Artist Lesso
Date2010
Made/manufacturedTanzania
PurchasedDar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
MediumCommercially printed cotton cloth
Dimensions40 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (101.6 x 315 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of James and MacKenzie Ryan
Object number2012.38.4
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionRed and white and black paisleu (cashew) pattern, with center medallion; Swahili inscription reads: "Mungu atupe furaha daima" (God (should) give us happiness always)
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