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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kente kaba
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kente kaba

Artist Juliana Kweifio-Okai (Ghanaian, 1933 - 1993)
DateLate 1960s
Made/manufacturedAccra, Ghana
MediumRayon
DimensionsVariable: 22 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 1 in. (57.8 × 59.7 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Edith François
Object number2015.1
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionTunic is tailored, with a scoop neck and short sleeves, fitted at waist then flares to the hips. It is constructed from kente cloth, which is strip-woven with gold, blue, red and green yarns. Strips are sewn together at selvedges.
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