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Colourful wrap with block pattern
Rectangular piece of textile, a so-called Kente cloth, made in the so-called Kente village of Bonwire. Kente is the most royal of fabrics. The colours gold and yellow, often used in Kente fabrics, and also as background for adinkra, are the colours of the king and his power. But they also refer to the presence and influence of God. Green stands, as in many cultures, for fertility, vitality and gro…
Type of item
- Kente
Date
- voor 1993
Medium
- Material: animal origin fibres
- Material: cotton
- animal material
- cotton (fiber)
- Animal fiber
- Cotton
Type of item
- Kente
Date
- voor 1993
Medium
- Material: animal origin fibres
- Material: cotton
- animal material
- cotton (fiber)
- Animal fiber
- Cotton
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Creation date
- 1900/2000
- 1993/1993
Places
- Ghana
- Ghana
Provenance
- Aankoop
- 1993-09-21
Identifier
- TM-5518-3
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/166115
Format
- Technique: weave
- weave
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- green
- gold
- blue
- stone
- leopard fur
- yarn
- silk (silkworm material)
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z