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Unknown Maker, Asante

Wrapper

Maker

Unknown Maker, Asante

Culture

Asante, Ghanaian

Title

Wrapper

Year

early 1900s

Medium

  • silk

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Ghana; Place Made: Bonwire

Dimensions

299.7 cm (118 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

81.096

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)
Jul 17, 1987 – Sep 06, 1987

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Unknown Maker, Asante
Wrapper, early 1900s
silk
299.7 cm (118 inches) (length)
Walter H. Kimball Fund 81.096

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