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Artists

Artist Unidentified ; Artist Unidentified (Asante, Akan)

Title

Kente Cloth

Creation Date

1900-1961

Century

20th century

Dimensions

4 x 83 in. (10.16 x 210.82 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

West Africa, Ghana

Medium and Support

cloth

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy A. Hassfeld made in memory of the Otun Shoun, Chief N.D. Oyerinde, OBE

Copyright

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Accession Number

2014.31.9.2