"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 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.: 1875–1950
Medium: Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string
Dimensions: 6.7 × 6.4 × 12.1 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
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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