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Asante
Ghana

Wrapper (Kente), Early/mid-20th century

Rayon, twenty-one narrow woven strips of plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; joined
215 x 213.2 cm (124 x 83 7/8 in.)
Approximate strip width: 11 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Gift of Dr. Abraham Hoffer, 1994.646