Akan, Ewe, And Baule Textiles
Asante woven Kente cloth. The stunning greens are contrasted with a hand stitched “sun and leaf” motif in yellow thread. Ghana. W 220 cm. L 320cm. Gallery Walu, Zurich. Hammer auction 78, August 26, 2021, lot 37. American private collection, New York.
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Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton. 131'' x 77'' (333 x 196 cm) From the collection of Allan Stone, New York, NY.
Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton.118'' x 80'' (300 x 203 cm) From the collection of Allan Stone, New York.
Asante Kente Cloth Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Silk and Cotton. 125'' x 79'' (318 x 201 cm). From the collection of Allan Stone, New York.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002.
Asante kenté cloth. Collected in Kumasi, Ghana, 2002.
Ewe Cloth, Ghana, Mid 20th C. Size: 62'' x 105'' (157 x 267 cm) Collected in the 1970s, from a private Pennsylvania collection
Baule (baoulé) cloth, woven in Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire, 1998
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Ewe, Ghana, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, multicolor stripe and check pattern sewn together, each panel 3.5"W, 77"L x 47 W. Provenance: Estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York
Ewe, Togo, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, with multicolor stripe and check patterns sewn together, each panel 3"W, 74"L x 43". Provenance: Estate of professor Philip Gould, New York
Ewe, Togo, vintage Kente woven silk and cotton textile, red, ochre, white, black stripes panel pattern sewn together, each panel 3"W, 72"L x 39” W. Provenance: Estate of professor Philip Gould, New York
