Kente Textile
Item number 3473/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
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.
Item History
- Made in Ghana
- Owned by Richard Tchuemegne before January 27, 2021
- Received from Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) on January 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Kente Textile
- Identification Number
- 3473/6
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 92.7 cm, width 202.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
Who
- Culture
- Ewe
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source)
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on January 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3473/0006
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