Artworks · Asante

Ȯkyeame poma (royal spokesperson's staff) with stool, chain, and crossed swords

1930 · Wood, gold foil

H. 63 7/8 x W. 4 3/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (162.2 x 11.1 x 9.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pectoral Disk (Akrafokonmu or Awisiado)

1925 · Gold and red ochre

19.7 × 19.7 × 2.5 cm (7 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 1 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper (Nsaduaso)

1925 · Silk, cotton, and rayon, 27 narrow woven strips of plain weave with bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and bands of plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; joined

335.2 × 231 cm (132 × 91 in.); Strip: W.: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Wrapper

1925 · Cotton, sixteen narrow woven strips of warp-stripe, warp-faced plain weave, some with bands of weft-faced plain weave and warp-faced plain weave with discontinuous supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; pieced

208.5 × 136.4 cm (82 1/8 × 53 5/8 in.) Approximate strip width: (3 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Royal man's kente (prestige cloth)

1905 · Silk, dye

80 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. (203.8 × 323.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Adinkra Wrapper

1904 · 6 panels joined of factory-produced cotton, plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats; embroidered with silk floss and viscose rayon threads in chain stitches

335.3 × 289.6 cm (132 × 114 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper

1901 · Rayon, weft-faced plain weave with supplementary and brocading weft patterning

323.3 × 212.8 cm (127 1/4 × 83 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper

1901 · Silk, 26 narrow woven strips of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; joined; warp fringe

354.3 × 219.7 cm (139 3/8 × 86 5/8 in.); Maximum strip: W.: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Linguist Staff with Rooster and Hen (Okyeame Poma)

1900 · Wood and gold leaf

170.2 × 15.2 × 20.3 cm (67 × 6 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Goldweight Depicting a Seated Figure with Arm Raised

1900 · Copper alloy

3.6 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm (1 5/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper

1900 · 21 strips joined: rayon, plain weaves with supplementary brocading wefts

215 × 213.2 cm (124 × 83 7/8 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 11 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Kente Wrapper

1900 · Rayon and cotton, twenty-three narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; and weft-faced plain weave; joined; main warp fringe

310.5 × 217.2 cm (122 1/4 × 85 1/2 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper

1900 · Silk and rayon, twenty-four narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and weft-faced plain weave; joined; main warp fringe

321.2 × 199.6 cm (126 3/8 × 78 5/8 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 8.3 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stool with Cocoa-Pod Harvester

1900 · Wood and pigment

42 × 57.2 × 27.4 cm (16 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kente Wrapper

1900 · Cotton; plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; unwoven warp sections between bands of weaving (warp floats); extending warp fringe; 24 strips of joined

292.1 × 190.5 cm (115 × 75 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Akua 'ba figure

1900 · Wood, beads, fiber

H. 12-3/4 in. (32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Royal Chair (Asipim)

1875 · Wood, brass, and leather

65.5 × 41 × 44.5 cm (25 13/16 × 16 3/16 × 17 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Five-Petaled Flower-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

2.9 × 2.9 × 10.2 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crescent-and-Star-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.1 × 6.4 × 10.2 cm (2 × 2 1/2 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.8 × 6.7 × 11.2 cm (2 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

4.8 × 4.5 × 10.2 cm (1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

4.5 × 8 × 12.1 cm (1 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Concentric Circles-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

6.4 × 6.4 × 10.8 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

5.8 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm (2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

8.3 × 6.1 × 10.5 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fern-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.8 × 8.9 × 9.6 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

4.5 × 7 × 9.3 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rifle-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

10.2 × 3.2 × 12.1 cm (4 × 1 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

6.1 × 6.1 × 1.2 cm (2 7/16 × 2 7/16 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"Fortress" Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.8 × 9.6 × 10.5 cm (2 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Leaf-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

4.5 × 9.6 × 13.1 cm (1 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

6.1 × 7 × 11.2 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

6.1 × 7.4 × 1.5 cm (2 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.8 × 10.2 × 11.8 cm (2 1/4 × 4 × 4 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Checkerboard-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

7.7 × 6.1 × 1.3 cm (3 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

5.8 × 5.8 × 1.4 cm (2 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

8.9 × 9.3 × 14 cm (3 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.1 × 5.1 × 9.6 cm (2 × 2 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crossed-Swords-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

8 × 6.7 × 2 cm (3 3/16 × 2 11/16 × 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

7.4 × 7.4 × 10.5 cm (2 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Porcupine-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

5.4 × 9.6 × 1.3 cm (2 3/16 × 3 13/16 × 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"A, B, C, D"-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

6.7 × 6.4 × 12.1 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

7.4 × 7.7 × 1.2 cm (2 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Checkerboard-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

5.1 × 6.7 × 10.2 cm (2 × 2 5/8 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

9.6 × 9.6 × 1.5 cm (3 13/16 × 3 13/16 × 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Leaf-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

6.1 × 10.2 × 2 cm (2 7/16 × 4 1/16 × 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crescent-and-Star-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

5.1 × 7.7 × 1.5 cm (2 1/16 × 3 1/16 × 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stamp for Adinkra Textile

1875 · Calabash

7 × 7 × 1.6 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago