Kente Wrapper

Catalogue

Year
1900
Dimensions
321.2 × 199.6 cm (126 3/8 × 78 5/8 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 8.3 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Artist
Asante

Artist

Asante
Asante

Asante is both an Ashanti surname and a masculine Ashanti given name. Notable people with the Ashanti name include:

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