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Factory printed cotton cloth with blue and white pattern of elephants and famous sites in medallions..
Commemorative Cloth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Commemorative Cloth

Maker Ghanaian Artist
Datec. 1940-1950
Place of originAshanti, Ghana, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions46 in. x 9 ft. 7 in. (116.8 x 292.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and family
Object number2002.31.10
Collections
Visual DescriptionFactory printed cotton cloth with blue and white pattern of elephants and famous sites in medallions..
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