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Kente cloth
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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