Kente Textile Item Number: 3473/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Kente cloth composed of eighteen hand woven cloth strips. The strips have been stitched together along the long edge and have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a repeating stripe pattern; done in dark blue, white, light blue, maroon, yellow, green, and red. The embroidered designs are in the centre of the cloth and consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes and ladder-like stripes; done in yellow, dark green, blue, orange, blue-grey, green-grey and white. Tag attached to bottom right corner.
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
- 3473/5
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
- Overall
- height 173.2 cm, width 272.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ewe
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on January 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3473/0005