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Kente cloth
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Kente cloth

Maker Unknown, Akan
DateLate 20th C, prior to 1974
MediumCloth
Dimensions46” W x 87” L
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.2643.COP
DescriptionKente cloth hand sewn in twelve strips 85” long, 3.75” wide each. The design is made of rectangles measuring 3.75” x 2.5” each, in four different geometric patterns that repeat throughout. There is a indigo blue border with a small fringe on the top and bottom. Predominant colors are orange, blue, bright yellow, dark red and green.
ClassificationsTextiles
Exhibitions
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