One of Pair of Kente Wrappers
<p>Although kente is widely associated with Asante people, their Ewe neighbors also produce garments using a similar technique. The blue-and-white color scheme of these wrappers recalls early kente cloth made by both the Asante and the Ewe in the 18th century. Woven with undyed and indigo-dyed cotton, the narrow strips of light and dark rectangles are arranged to create the characteristic kente checkerboard pattern. The two cloths seen here would have been worn as a set, with the larger rectangular panel worn around the woman’s torso and the square cloth worn as shawl or a head wrap, depending on the occasion.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1925
- Dimensions
- 164.5 × 106 cm (64 3/4 × 41 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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Kente Wrapper
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- 1925
- Dimensions
- 164.5 × 106 cm (64 3/4 × 41 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1925-114452
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified