"A, B, C, D"-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

Arts of Africa

Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante
Ghana
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Asante
Title: "A, B, C, D"-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile
Place: Ghana (Object made in)
Date: 1875–1950
Medium: Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string
Credit Line: Gift of Doran H. Ross
Reference Number: 2008.37

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.

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