Asante
Dye Stamp for Adinkra Cloth
Asante, 1900
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Asante
Dye Stamp for Adinkra Cloth
Asante, 1900
Physical Qualities
Gourd, raffia-palm stalks, cloth, ink, 11.2 H x 7 W x 6.3 D cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Mona Gavigan, Washington, D.C.
Object Number
2000.429
Gourd base with incised designs on outside surface; with bamboo holder wrapped in cloth; entirely encrusted with dye. Design: stool with one center support, two diagonal supports and two outside zigzag supports.
"Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," Mar 12, 2008-Aug 17, 2008, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
