Kente cloth

NameKente cloth

Maker Samuel Cophie (Ghanian)

CultureAshante, Ewe

Dateca. 1998

Place madeBonwire, Ghana, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions1291 5/16 × 90 9/16 in. (3280 × 230 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Suzi Jones, A.2016.49.7

Object numberA.2016.49.7

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionComposed of different patterns, strip woven and stitched together. Muti-colored, lengthwise bands of yellow, gold and reds, with alternating strips with patches of blue, wtih narrow yellow and red or bright, light green with yellow and red or occasional other patterns.