Kente Textile
Item number 3522/103 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Strip of bright orange kente cloth, with fringe on either end. Woven along the length are thirty-three bands. The first four bands on either side are identical alternating patterns; rest of bands, in centre, are identical alternating designs. The first design of the outer section is of irregularly shaped indigo triangles; second design of outer section is a red-purple and bright orange grid. The first design of the centre section is columns of indigo and red-purple stripes, with dotted indigo columns in the centre; second design is rows of thin indigo semi-circles, connected with horizontal lines. All bands are divided with white lines.
History Of Use
Would have been sewn together with other kente cloth strips to make a garment.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Ghana during 1966
- Collected during 1966
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Kente Textile
- Identification Number
- 3522/103
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 219.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
Who
- Culture
- Ewe ?
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1966
- Collection Date
- during 1966
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3522/0103
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