Kente cloth composed of twenty-three hand woven cloth strips. The strips have been stitched together along the long edge and have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a multi-coloured checkered pattern; done in black, yellow, red, green and blue. The embroidered designs in the centre of the cloth consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes, ladder-like stripes and geometric motifs; done in dark yellow, black, dark red, blue, green, and light orange. Left and right edges are covered entirely in embroidery, consisting of a rectangular block design. Blocks are filled with horizontal and vertical stripes, checkers, and parallelogram-like shapes; done in dark orange, dark red, dark yellow, green, yellow, dark blue and light pink. Tag attached to back bottom right corner.

• Narrative

  Tchuemegne purchased this kente cloth from Mr. John Boeteng in the Kumassi region of Ghana.

• Specific Techniques

  The weaving method includes plying two colours together. The weft motif is in silk and the warp motif is in cotton.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Ghanaian
• Material silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye
• Measurements height 189.9 cm, width 310.4 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Richard Tchuemegne
• Received from Richard Tchuemegne, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation

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• Made in Ghana

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• Ownership Date before January 27, 2021
• Acquisition Date on January 27, 2021

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3473/0004