Kente cloth composed of twenty-two hand woven cloth strips, forming ten rows. Four strips span the entire length of the textile, six rows consist of three shorter strips. All have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a repeating stripe pattern; done in orange, light blue, white, light purple, dark blue, and red. The six shorter strips along the right side are attached to the cloth upside down, causing the pattern to break in the bottom corner. The embroidered designs cover the entire cloth, except the left edge. The designs consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes and ladder-like stripes; done in shades of yellow, green, red, white, orange, blue, and purple.

• History Of Use

  Used as a male body wrap.

• Specific Techniques

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

• Narrative

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

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Ewe
• Material cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye
• Measurements height 92.7 cm, width 202.8 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 fair
• Accession Number 3473/0006