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Royal man's kente (prestige cloth)

AsanteWW-1905-009776
1905·Silk, dye·80 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. (203.8 × 323.9 cm)

Purchase, William B. Goldstein, MD, Gift, and Julie Jason, Ilona Eken, and Leila Laoun Gift, 2023

Catalogue

Year
1905
Medium
Silk, dye
Dimensions
80 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. (203.8 × 323.9 cm)
Artist
Asante

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Asante
Asante

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Artist
Asante
Year
1905
Medium
Silk, dye
Dimensions
80 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. (203.8 × 323.9 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1905-009776

Source

Source
met
Status
verified