Akan, Ewe, And Baule Textiles
The Asantehene Nana Otumfoe Sir Osai Agyemang Prempeh II wearing Kente.
Asante woven Kente cloth. The stunning greens are contrasted with a hand stitched “sun and leaf” motif in yellow thread. Ghana. W 220 cm. L 320cm. Gallery Walu, Zurich. Hammer auction 78, August 26, 2021, lot 37. American private collection, New York.
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Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton. 131'' x 77'' (333 x 196 cm) From the collection of Allan Stone "The Collector", New York, NY.
Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton.118'' x 80'' (300 x 203 cm) From the collection of Allan Stone "The Collector", New York.
Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton. 125'' x 79'' (318 x 201 cm). From the collection of Allan Stone "The Collector", New York.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002 by Dean Hamerly.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002 by Dean Hamerly.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002 by Dean Hamerly.
Asante kente cloth textile. mid 20th C. 129" x 76". Ghana. Ex private Massachusetts collection.
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Ewe Cloth, Ghana, Mid 20th C. Size: 62'' x 105'' (157 x 267 cm) Collected in the 1970s, from a private Pennsylvania collection
Baule (baoulé) cloth, woven in Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire, 1998. Collected by Dean Hamerly
Ewe, Ghana, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, multicolor stripe and check pattern sewn together, each panel 3.5"W, 77"L x 47 W. Provenance: Estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York
Ewe, Togo, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, with multicolor stripe and check patterns sewn together, each panel 3"W, 74"L x 43". Provenance: Estate of professor Philip Gould, New York
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Two woman preparing for a ceremony adorned with gold regalia and women's kente. ca. 1997. Photo credit: Fabby Nielsen
Ewe, Togo, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, red, ochre, white, black stripes panel pattern sewn together, each panel 3"W, 72"L x 39” W. Provenance: Estate of professor Philip Gould, New York
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