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CultureGhana, Akan culture, Fante subgroup
Date1950s
Mediumcotton
Dimensions38 1/4 × 61 1/2 in. (97.2 × 156.2 cm)
Classificationstextiles
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number2024.58.10
DescriptionBlack background w/ Union Jack in upper left corner, large peach-coloured bird w/ satin fabric beck and feet, in centre falling on to a bed(?); male figure in lower left corner in pale pink/peach coloured, and semi-circular shape in red cloth with rope(?) hanging from it.
On View
Not on view
Detail
Unidentified artist
20th century
Tapestry
Unidentified artist
c. 1970
Cloth
Safe De Rame
c. 1973
Detail
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Silk Embroidery on Cotton
Unidentified artist
19th century
Jubilee (“Oloba”) Adire Cloth
Workshop of Diko Compound
c. 1965
Senufu Mud Cloth
Unidentified artist
20th century?
Detail
Unidentified artist
c. 1970
Baby Wrapper (Oja)
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Batik Hanging
Unidentified artist
c. 1970
Cloth
Bintu
n.d.