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Commemorative Cloth
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Commemorative Cloth
Maker
Ghanaian Artist
Date
c. 1940-1950
Made/manufactured
Africa
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
46 in. x 9 ft. 7 in. (116.8 x 292.1 cm)
Classifications
Textiles
Credit Line
Gift of Lewis Berner and family
Object number
2002.31.10
Collections
AFRICAN
Description
Factory printed cotton cloth with blue and white pattern of elephants and famous sites in medallions..
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