Kente Wrapper

Provenance

Gilbert and Roda Graham, Woodbury, NY, by June 2003 [Incoming permanent receipt dated June 25, 2003 in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2003.

Kente Wrapper

Ewe

Mid–20th century

Accession Number

181746

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.)

Classification

kente

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Gil and Roda Graham