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Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Shemma cloth scarves (parts a-c). Three pieces of finely woven, gauzy cotton of different lengths and widths. Each piece has panels of embroidery in brown and black, with diamond-shaped motifs in pink, white, yellow and red – alternating between patterns of concentric diamonds and a large diamond composed of four smaller diamonds. Scarf or shawl (part a) is composed of two pieces of white gauze, sewn along one long edge, with embroidered panels down the short sides, with short sparse white fringe. Long shawl (part b) of white gauze with wide embroidered panels along short sides as well as two panels near centre. Small shawl (part c) of white gauze with embroidered panel along one long edge.
Double-ended silver pendant necklace. Two pendants attached by eight long chains, four on each side. Trapezoid shaped pendant has small 3D decoration at centre, surrounded by inset chain. Six metal cones hang from along bottom edge from short chains. Rectangular pendant is has filigree all over and 5 convex metal discs. Along the bottom edge, nine metal cones hang on short chains.
White gauze scarf, consisting of two panels sewn along the long edge, with cotton borders along the short sides. The borders are woven bands in a bright blue background with concentric triangles around diamond centres. The diamonds are outlined in various colours of white, dark purple-red, orange and yellow. Short white fringe.
Small ceramic animal with four legs, snout, and long curved horn(?) on top of its head. Figure has three-dimensional eyes on either side of its head, and a tail that wraps around its right hind leg; square cutout imitates nose, and nostrils and mouth are incised underneath cutout. There are circular openings in the centre of eyes, imitating pupils. Two inverted hearts are incised on either sides of its body, below the neck. Eyes and nose are painted black; stripes painted along length of horn(?). Artist mark imprinted on belly.
Adinkra stamp of the 'Akofena' (ceremonial sword) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Parts b-c are two sticks from the handle (normally would be four). The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of two crossed swords, with the blades curving across the top, the tips of the handles at the bottom corners. The back surface has four small holes for sticks.
Adinkra stamp of the 'Bi Nka Bi' (unity or peace) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of a circle with projections toward the outer edge and two inside. The back surface has four small holes where the pointed ends of the sticks are inserted, crossing midway up, at the thread, to form the handle.
Adinkra stamp of the 'Adinkrahene' (Chief Adinkra) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of concentric circles. The back surface has four small holes where the pointed ends of the sticks are inserted, crossing midway up, at the thread, to form the handle.
Large rectangular dyed and stamped cloth. The cloth has been dyed with a grid-like turquoise blue pattern (white ground), covered with repeating lines of stamped designs in black. The repeating designs appear to be rows with a spear, drum, axe, drum, spear, gourd(?), axe, circle (thumb piano?), spear, etc., however the order is not always consistent and some of the stamped ink in similar shapes varies a bit from one to another. The long sides are both selvedges; the shorter edges are unhemmed.
Large indigo patterned adire cloth. Indigo dyed cloth with startch resist designs covering front. There is a circular central design with 2 figures (kings?) with numerous concentric arc designs below. Along the bottom edge are five repeating dove motifs with grids of dots in between; above are two lines of letters and symbols. The rest of the cloth has a mix of designs of lions, animals, leaves, dots, and sun designs(?). The bottom is the selvedge; the top has a narrow finished seam; the sides have wide finished seams. The back is plain indigo.
A watercolour which depicts a spiritual being with a snake-like head. The being has white skin and is wearing a brown skirt that ends just below the knee and curls outward at the hip. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, blue, and brown horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered in thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. A piece of fabric hangs down from the waistband, which is decorated with a repeating circular pattern. A striped sash is draped diagonally across the being's chest, and the end wraps around its shoulder to hang off of its forearm. Additional adornments wrap around the being's chest and neck, and decorative bands encircle its biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being's head is snake-like, with black and white scales, a cobra-like hood, and long neck. Its face is pointed, with human-like teeth. One of the being's arms is raised, and resting against the back of its head. The other is holding a white fish with human-like teeth. At the being's feet is a horse-like animal. The animal is white, with a long face, legs, and tail, and short mane. One of its back legs is lifted and bent. The painting's background is brown, and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. There is an unpainted section behind the being's head and shoulders.