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

Commemorative Cloth

Maker Ghanaian Artist
Datec. 1940-1950
Made/manufacturedAfrica
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
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Collections
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