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Kente Wrapper

A work made of 21 strips joined: rayon, plain weaves with supplementary brocading wefts.

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  • A work made of 21 strips joined: rayon, plain weaves with supplementary brocading wefts.

Date:

1900/50

Artist:

Asante
Ghana

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Asante

Title

Kente Wrapper

Place

Ghana (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1900–1950

Medium

21 strips joined: rayon, plain weaves with supplementary brocading wefts

Dimensions

215 × 213.2 cm (124 × 83 7/8 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 11 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Abraham Hoffer

Reference Number

1994.646

Extended information about this artwork

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