Wrapper (Kente)

Ewe people, Togo, African

20th century

  • Titles Wrapper (Kente) (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton
  • Dimensions 72 × 44 in. (182.9 × 111.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Simon, by exchange, 1985.285
  • Work Type wrapper
  • Classification Costume

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