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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.
Woven sleeveless shirt with a patch pocket. Shirt has small side slits and a scalloped neck opening; embroidery along the front and back of the neck in the shape of a "V". Shirt is black and decorated with alternating stripe pattern; consisting of a grouping of white stripes and a yellow stripe, bordered with white bands. Across front and back there are embroidered white and yellow rectangles, made up of wide vertical lines. The patch pocket is along the right side of the shirt. Arm openings are trimmed in white; short fringe all along bottom edge.
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.
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.
Pot, rounded overall, with three rounded legs, a geometric scallop design above the shoulder and a lip around the mouth. Glazed from lip to just below the shoulder where the glaze becomes slightly irregular and areas of the underlying red clay show through.
Strip of Kente cloth fashioned from three long woven bands sewn together to form a quilt-like pattern of brightly coloured rectangles. Patterns include horizontal and vertical stripes, as well as various geometric designs such as zigzags and diamonds. Textile is woven using different types of thread and weaving techniques. Vertical edges are frayed, and side edges are uneven.
A small wood sculpture of a standing female, on a base. The flat square face eyelids, a grooved horizontal line for the eyes, a nose, and an open mouth. The ears are carved. The stylized hair is high, and rounded, curving around with curved incised lines along the back. There is a short cylindrical neck. The breast point downward and forward while the arms point straight out sideways at a downward angle. Short legs have feet.
Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.
Pot made of red clay with rounded base and shoulder and a vertical lip around the mouth. Decorated with an incised semi-circule and linear design around the mouth. Black discolourations as a result of firing.
Small wooden sculpture of a standing female with arms down at side. Carved and painted. Depicted in a small top and shorts; hair pulled back in braids. Wood is polished.