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

Man's Cloth (adanudo)

Maker Ewe Artist

Date20th Century

Made/manufacturedGhana, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions7 ft. x 9 ft. 4 in. (213.4 x 284.5 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Phil and Barbara Emmer Art Acquisition Endowment with additional funds provided by the Carolione Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund

Object number2004.4.2

On View

Not on view

Collections

AFRICAN

Description22 panels, all hand sewn together. Both the warp and weft are pure cotton. The cloth still maintains a certain stiffness to it, signifying that it hasn't been washed too often. It is characteristic of prestige cloths owned by the wealthy. A heavy-weight cloth of vibrant colors.

Navy and gray stripe with overshot color bands, 22 strip-woven panels hand-sewn together. Warp and weft threads dyes in 10 colors.