Cloth

African

This cloth is based on motifs found in the hand-woven cloth of the Akan peoples of Ghana. "Kita" is the name used by the Ivoiriens for any hand-woven cloth from the Akan.

Wax-printed cotton

71 x 47 in. (180.3 x 119.4 cm)

General Acquisition Fund

99.56.28

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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