From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Africa

Wrapper from Ghana

Post author By GW Museum
Post date September 11, 2020

Brown textile with geometric designs organized in columns

Adinkra wrapper, Ghana, Akan people, mid-20th century. Cotton; printed, embroidered; 116 x 31 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1970.18.1. Gift of Franklin H. Williams.

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Tent Panel from Mali

Post author By GW Museum
Post date May 22, 2020

Black and white checkerboard patterned textile with sporadic designs in red

Tent panel (arkilla jenngo) (detail); West Africa, Mali; 1940s. Cotton, wool; plain weave, weft floating patterned, slit-tapestry weave; 439 x 131 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1977.23.2. Gift of Phyllis C. Kane.