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Wrapper (Kente)
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Wrapper (Kente)

Artist/Maker (Ghana)
Artist/Maker (Ghana)
Date20th century
Mediumcotton, rayon and dye
DimensionsOverall: 82 1/2 x 128 3/4 in. (209.6 x 327 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. Marcilene Wittmer
Terms
    Object number2006.32.1
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    DescriptionKente is a prestige cloth once limited to royal males but now worn by anyone who can afford it. It is a strip-woven cloth with weft patterns at intervals that must be matched up when sewn together, creating a pattern somewhat like a checkerboard with borders at both ends.

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