Ukara (Ritual Cloth)

CultureEkpe Society
Titles
  • Ukara (Ritual Cloth)
Date1900–1990
PlaceCameroon
PlaceNigeria
MediumResist dyed cotton
Dimensions92 × 64 inches (233.7 × 162.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.758
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Palampore
late 18th–mid- 19th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist-dyed
B.61.47
Polaroid from object file
First half of 20th century
Ikat-dyed cotton Medium: Cotton
90.438
Overall
c. 1800
Cotton, block printed and mordant-dyed
2022.218
Kente cloth
1900–1925
Cotton
97.776
Kente Cloth
1900–1975
Cotton
97.768
Kente Cloth
1900–1975
Cotton
97.765
Kente Cloth
1900–1990
Cotton
97.774
Tunic
1450–1532 AD
Woven and dyed cotton and camelid wool
2001.1184
Kente Cloth
1900–1990
Cotton
97.772
Man's Robe
1900–1910
Resist-dyed raffia
2013.66
Wholecloth Quilt
c. 1760–1775
Resist printed cotton, tabby linen back, linen quilting thread, and woolen batting
B.57.66
Cloth
1900–1970
Cotton
97.771