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Man's wrapper
African, Ghana (Ewe peoples)
20th century
Object Place: Ghana
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with supplementary wefts (strip woven)
Dimensions
Overall: 304.8 x 195.6 cm (120 x 77 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession Number2004.195
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's kente cloth of green and blue warp stripes with yellow, blue, green, red, and white complementary and supplementary weft patterning.
ProvenancePurchased by Ellie Schimelman in Ghana, 1980-1989; Purchased by the MFA, March 24, 2004