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Chief's wrapper

late 20th century
Object PlaceBonwire, Ghana
Medium/TechniqueRayon plain weave with supplementary weft patterning (strip woven)
DimensionsOverall: 307.3 x 203.2 cm (121 x 80 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession number2005.165
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased from Charles Prince of Peace Kente Enterprise, Bonwire, Ghana by the MFA, April 27, 2005
Presentation cloth (aso oke)
Alhadji Yahaya Kalu
about 1950
Conservation status: Before treatment
Gilbert Bobbo Ahiagble
about 2004
Man's wrapper
20th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
early 20th century
Man's wrapper
Early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
Conservation Status: Before Treatment
early 20th century