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Kente Cloth

2011.05.0920

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Artifact Identification Kente Cloth   (2011.05.0920)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Main Garments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Asante, Ashanti, Akan

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 292.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 196.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 1902 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Textile--Silk
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Joining, Sewing, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977.

Lamb, Venice. West African Weaving. London: Duckworth, 1971.

Ross, Doran. Wrapped in Pride: Ghanian Kente and African American Identity. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series, No. 2. Los Angeles: Regents of the University of California, 1998.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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