Produced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kanga
INV-2691
Produced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2008
Kanga
Produced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
printed textileweaving - printed
Date
2008
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; printed
Dimensions
158.5 × 107.7 cm (62 3/8 × 42 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Vedder and Price Fund
Designed to honor the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, this kanga is also a celebration of his East African connections. Kenyans express a great sense of pride in Obama’s family roots there—very similar to that felt by Chicagoans. He was the first sitting American president to visit Kenya, and his beloved “Granny Sarah” undoubtedly owned and wore kanga cloths in her hometown village of Kogelo in western Kenya.
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