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Ewe

Artist

WA-00003080

Textile

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None documented

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40%

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WikidataQ30005

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BiographyMuseum· 80%
Profile imageMuseum· 80%

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Aic Exhibitions
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ewe or Togolese is a language spoken by approximately 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo. Ewe is part of a group of related languages commonly called the Gbe languages. The other major Gbe language is Fon, which is mainly spoken in Benin. Like many African languages, Ewe is tonal as well as a possible member of the Niger-Congo family.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 2mo ago

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Textile

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (10)

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Man's kente (prestige cloth)

1930 · Cotton, silk, dye

H. 73 x W. 120 in. (185.4 x 304.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kente Wrapper

1925 · 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

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

Art Institute of Chicago

One of Pair of Kente Wrappers

1925 · Pieced of 15 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats

172 × 137.4 cm (67 3/4 × 54 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

One of Pair of Kente Wrappers

1925 · Pieced of 12 strips of cotton, warp stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats

164.5 × 106 cm (64 3/4 × 41 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Kente Wrappers

1925 · .1: Pieced of 15 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats .2: Pieced of 12 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats

.1: 172 × 137.4 cm (67 3/4 × 54 1/8 in.) .2: 166 × 106.8 cm (65 3/8 × 42 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shrine Vessel

1901 · Terracotta

55.9 × 35 × 35.6 cm (22 × 13 3/4 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Agogo

1901 · Iron

Ring: Diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Bell: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kente Wrapper

1900 · Cotton, 24 narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave; joined; warp fringe

296.4 × 188.4 cm (116 3/4 × 74 1/8 in.); Strip: W.: 7.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

One of a Pair of Shrine Figures

1875 · Terracotta

59 × 21.5 × 24 cm (23 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

One of a Pair of Shrine Figures

1875 · Terracotta

59 × 23.5 × 23 cm (23 1/4 × 9 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

10 published of 10 catalogued · 8 with image

Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
The Met
2 published

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Art Institute of Chicago

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Dahomey and the Dahomans Being the Journals of Two Missions to the King of Dahomey, and Residence at His Capital, in the Year 1849 and 1850 WDL2527

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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