Kente cloth

Kente cloth

Public Domain

Kente cloth
CultureEwe peoples
Titles
  • Kente cloth
Date1900–1925
Possible placeGhana, Africa
Possible placeTogo, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions70 1/16 × 115 1/16 in. (177.9 × 292.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.776
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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