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Object Number
2000.26.1
Display Title
Kente cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Blanket, woven cotton cloth, multi-color, geometric
Classification
- Blanket
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1942 or earlier
Culture
- Ewe?
- Ashanti?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Materials
Cotton fabric, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 169.3 x 124.6 x 0.1 cm (66 5/8 x 49 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.26.1
Credit Line
Gift of James R. Johnson '41
Provenance
Collector
James R. Johnson
(1942 - 9/29/00)
Donor
James R. Johnson
(1942 - 9/29/00)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Raw Material
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| |
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|
Mali
| |
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|
Meshed
| |
| 995-31-50/12564 | Strip cloth blanket |
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|
Sierra Leone
| |
| 2000.26.2 | Blanket; strip cloth |
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Raw Material |
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
Ecuador
| |
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|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 2006.10.42 | Blanket |
Blanket
|
Thailand
| |
| 988-17-70/5610 | Blanket |
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|
Sarawak
Malaysia |