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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Cloth Commemorating 1939 Earthquake
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cloth Commemorating 1939 Earthquake

Maker Ghanaian Artist
Datec. 1939
Made/manufacturedAfrica
MediumCotton commercial cloth
Dimensions48 in. x 9 ft. 7 1/2 in. (121.9 x 293.4 cm)
Other (without top boarder): 46 in. x 9 ft. 7 1/2 in. (116.8 x 293.4 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and Family
Object number2002.31.9
Collections
DescriptionFactory printed cotton cloth, red, black and white with printed date 1939.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ghanaian Artist
c. 1940-1950
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Bamileke Artist
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Javanese
late 20th century
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Urafiki Tanzania
2010
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Javanese
late 20th century
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Malian Artist
2008
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Hausa Artist
c. 1973
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Nupe Artist
c. 1973
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Sierra Leonean Artist
1973
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Nigerian Artist
1960s