About This Artwork

Akan
Ghana

Man's Wrapper (Akunitan), 20th century

Wool, 2:2 broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with rayon in chain stitches; two lengths joined
211.7 x 342.2 cm (83 3/8 x 134 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ruttenberg, 1986.1045

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

The Art Institute of Chicago. "African Art at The Art Institute of Chicago." Museum Studies. vol. 23, no. 2. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997. pp. 140-1.




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