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Kente wrapper
Kente wrapper
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Kente wrapper

Maker Asante Artist
Datec. 1960s
Place of originAccra, Ghana, Africa
MediumRayon thread
Dimensions6 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 37 3/4 in. x 1/8 in. (196.9 x 95.9 x 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds provided by Rodney D. McGalliard
Object number2017.13
Collections
Stripwoven cloth, sewn at selvedges, red, green and gold, 11 weft designs, one warp design
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1950-1960s
Cloth 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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Samuel Cophie, b. 1939
2009
Maroon wool cloth "Akunitan" w/ chief's seat, lion, lizard, porcupine, snake, elephant with gold, green, blue and white threads machine embroidered.
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1950-1960s
Strip woven cloth with gold, black, green, red and white patterns. Double-woven strips, joined at selvedges by hand-stitching
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Samuel Cophie, b. 1939
2009
Strip woven cloth hand sewn at selvedges; red, yellow, tan, green and black; warp and weft patterns, some floating weft designs and openwork. Elaborate warp and weft patterns. Weft patterns include hands, fish and geometric abstract motifs that may be identifiable by experts.
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Red handwoven cloth with polychrome floating weft motifs, geometric patterns; fringed.
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Nupe Artist
c. 1973
Strip woven cloth with brown warp and weft with gold floating weft patterns: tortoise, lock and chain for securing canoe, snake and saw.
Akwete cloth
Igbo Artist
1960s-1970s
Wide strip woven cloth with burgundy, black, blue, white and green floating weft; Ikat strips in center with blue and white dyed threads
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