Strip of Kente Cloth
Artist
Samuel Cophie
(Ghanaian, born 1939)
Date2007
MediumRayon
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 66 inches (11.76 × 167.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2008.3.5
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThe textile has been woven using the particularly energy-intensive double-weave technique, in which the underlying warp design has been completely obscured by weft-float patterns. Yellow, green, and pink.ProvenanceThe artist, Bonwire, Asanti, Ghana, 2007-2008;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2008.
Copyright© Samuel Cophie
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