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Kente Cloth

Maker Unknown, Ewe

Date20th century

MediumCloth

Dimensions51 7/8” x 65”

Credit LineGift of Tim & Bobbi Hamill

Object numberAF2008.18.HAM

DescriptionCloth assembled from sixteen hand-woven strips, each about 3 1/2-4 inches, to which five strips have been added in the other direction to one end of the cloth. Multicolored strips in both directions are the predominate pattern. Supplementary weft designs include a human hand, scissors, diamonds, zigzags, confronting triangles (butterfly?), and other geometric patterns.

ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Fashioning Africa: Impact, Influence, and Inspiration of African Crafting Traditions

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