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Man's wrapper
African, Ghana (Asante peoples)
first half 20th century
Object Place: Ghana
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave with discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts (strip woven)
Dimensions
Overall: 315 x 213.4 cm (124 x 84 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey B. Spurr in memory of Gweneth Knight
Accession Number2004.2286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's silk wrapper of high quality known as nsaduasa. The cloth is also known as topreko because it is woven on a loom with an additional pair of heddles; brown plain weave strips with fine white stripe; blocks of weft stripes in red, gold, brown, beige and blue alternating with brocaded designs; the design is known as "kyeretwie" which means the lion catcher.
ProvenanceAcquired from New England antiques market by Linda Konnersman; By exchange, 2001; 2004 Year-End Gift to the MFA, January 26, 2005