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Adinkra Ceremonial Wrapper (Ghana), mid-20th century
Woman’s cotton wrapper, dyed dark brown and printed with hand-carved stamps in a dark glossy ink. The cloth is divided into a grid of four by seven squares; each square…
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Wrapper (Ghana), 20th century
Cotton, dyed dark brown and block-printed in a dark glossy substance, in geometric patterns in groups of three rows, forming rectangles. The motifs are carved on calabashes then stamped on…
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Textile (Ghana), ca. 1960
Sample of tied- and stitched-resist patterns, indigo-dyed and partially opened.
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Darning Sampler (England), 1800
Handkerchief embroidered with five darning crosses on sheer linen. The initials FR and HW surmonted by two crowns, and the date 1800 are worked in black silk; the crosses in…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern, including stair-steps, interlocking squares, and zig-zags, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of striped and stepped patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of striped, stepped and zig-zag patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…
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