Kente Wrapper

Arts of AfricaafricanCoastal West Africaewekentearts of Africa

Date

Mid–20th century

Medium

20 strips of cotton, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of weft-faced weave on warp groupings of four warps; pieced

Dimensions

282.2 × 188.5 cm (111 1/8 × 74 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Gil and Roda Graham

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Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa