About This Artwork

Asante
Ghana

Crescent-and-Star-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid-20th century

Calabash
Gift of Doran H. Ross, 2008.30

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Ownership History

Doran Ross, Los Angeles, Calif. [purchased in Kona, Ntonso, or Asokwa (now part of Kumase), Ghana between 1979 and 1981, according to personal communication from Ross in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 2008.