About This Artwork

Asante
Ghana

Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid-20th century

Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string
Gift of Doran H. Ross, 2008.49

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.