Cloth

African

This very old design appeared in the late nineteenth century, the same time when Western education became important in colonial Africa. The hand is the symbol of self-empowerment and is currently produced in sixteen different color combinations.

Wax-printed cotton

72 x 47 in. (182.9 x 119.4 cm)

General Acquisition Fund

99.56.23

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, West African Wax Prints, May 1, 2000 - May 15, 2000

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