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man's wrapper; oyokomon kente

Asante peoplemid 1900s

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

22 pattern-woven strips joined selvedge to selvedge by whip stitching with a double strand of red silk thread; seams within some strips; top and bottom edges not hemmed; striped warp in all strips-red, green, red, yellow, red; blocks of weft faced patterning and brocading throughout, worked in yellow, green, blue, black and white.

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  • Title: man's wrapper; oyokomon kente
  • Creator: Asante people
  • Date Created: mid 1900s
  • Rights: No Known Rights Holder
  • Medium / Support: silk
  • External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
  • Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
  • Credit Line: The Budd Stalnaker Collection of African Textiles
  • Accession Number: 2007.115
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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