Kente Cloth
Item number 3595/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Strip of kente cloth composed of eight rectangular sections of blue with red, yellow, black, and white stripes. The blue sections are separated by smaller sections of green, red, yellow, and black stripes. There are also small sections of blue with red, yellow, black, and white stripes, but with yellow and red geometric shapes or lines embroidered on top. Near both ends of the strip are sections of lines composed of red and yellow stripes, and red and yellow checkered boxes. Each section is delineated by thin white lines. The strip is rectangular and has a fringe on the shortest ends.
Narrative
Purchased by the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) from Mr and Mrs Henry Hildebrand in 1982.
Item History
- Made in Ghana
- Owned by Okanagan Heritage Museum before September 14, 2022
- Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution) on September 14, 2022
What
- Name
- Kente Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3595/28
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 324.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
Who
- Culture
- Ghanaian
- Previous Owner
- Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Received from
- Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution)
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 14, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3595/0028
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