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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Man's Cloth "Mmaban" (kente)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Man's Cloth "Mmaban" (kente)

Maker Asante Artist
Date1920-1940
Made/manufacturedGhana, Africa
MediumRayon
Dimensions7 ft. 5 in. x 10 ft. 10 1/2 in. (226.1 x 331.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Phil and Barbara Emmer Art Acquisition Endowment with additional funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2004.4.1
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Description22 panels, all originally sewn together by hand. Some have been resewn with a sewing machine "zigzag" stitch. Both the warp and weft are rayon. Nine colors of yarn were employed in the making of this piece.

Robin's egg blue, maroon and gold with overshot color bands, 22 strip woven panels hand-sewn together. Warp and weft dyed in 9 colors.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ewe Artist
1940s
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Ewe Artist
20th Century
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Ewe Artist
20th century
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Malagasy Artist
late 20th century
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Bamana Artist
20th Century
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Asante Artist
20th century
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Akan Artist
from 1950-1960s
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Amazigh Artist
20th century
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Juliana Kweifio-Okai
Late 1960s
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Fulani Artist
20th century
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Bamana Artist
20th Century