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Man's wrapper
African, Ghana (Ewe peoples)
20th century
Object Place: Kpetoe, Ghana
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with supplementary weft patterning; strip woven and pieced
Dimensions
Overall: 292.1 x 160 cm (115 x 63 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain
Accession Number2006.2061
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's wrapper of nineteen stripes stitched together
Provenance1979, sold by Jeffrey and Deborah Stokes Hammer to Drs. James and Gladys Strain, New York; 2006, year-end gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2007)