DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Kente

NameRobe

CultureEwe?

Datec. 1960

Place madeTogo, Ghana, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions149 5/8 × 74 13/16 × 1 3/4 in. (380 × 190 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.899

Object numberA.1980.1.899

Collections

DescriptionStrip-weave, weft-faced bands. Strips of fabric in square-like pattern with narrow multicolored stripes within squares. Many bold, primary colors throughout. Fringe.

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