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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Kanga
Maker
Kenyan Artist
Date
1981
Made/manufactured
Nairobi, Kenya
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
6 ft. 3 in. × 11 ft. (190.5 × 335.3 cm)
Classifications
Textiles
Credit Line
Gift of Roy Hunt
Object number
2017.4.2
Collections
AFRICAN
Description
red, black and white pattern with maple leaf motifs; “Yaka si ya mtu “ printed on the lower edge
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