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Length of fabric
West African
1980s
Object Place: Ivory Coast, Africa
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, screen printed
Dimensions
108 x 45 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Giles Kotcher
Accession Number2003.333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCotton fabric printed in stripes alternating with geometric block patterns forming a design of bands in orange, blue, green, and red evoking traditional strip-woven textiles, such as kente cloth. Selvedge stamped: "Grand Teint Cote d'Ivoire Gonfreville"
Marks
Selvage stamped: Grand Teint Cote d'Ivoire Gonfreville
ProvenancePurchased from Arrow Gallery, Chicago by Giles Kotcher, November 2002; Gift to the MFA, June 25, 2003