Woman's kente wrapper

© Mr. Adekpuigah

Woman's kente wrapper

Currently not on view

Woman's kente wrapper,

mid-20th century

Mr. Adekpuigah, active Adekpuigahkope, Keta Ewe District, Klikor, Ghana
Commissioned by Vinorkor Ahumah, active Klikor, Ghana
2025-8

Information

Title
Woman's kente wrapper
Dates

mid-20th century

Maker
Mr. Adekpuigah
Commissioned by Vinorkor Ahumah
Medium
Industrial cotton and dyes
Dimensions
208.3 × 134.6 cm (82 × 53 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2025-8
Place Made

Africa, Ghana

Culture
African, Ewe, Ghanaian
Type
textiles, kente
Materials
dye, cotton (fiber)
Subject
wrappers (garments), women, words, proverbs

Vinorkor Ahumah, Klikor, Ghana. [Purchased by private trader, by 2024]; [purchased by private collection, Accra, Ghana, 2024]; [purchased by Duncan Clarke, Adire African Textiles, London, UK, 2024]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, October 2024.

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