An elite Ewe man clothed himself in this enormous cloth on special occassions, wrapping it around his body then draping the loose end up and over his left shoulder like a toga. Strip-woven from cotton fibers, the dynamic pattern in a riot of solid and marled colors demonstrates the artist's tremendous skill. This textile was stitched together from 24 narrow pieecs woven on a strip loom. It showcases a centuries-long history of artistic exchange between Ewe weavers from southern Ghana and Togo and weavers from the northern Saharan region, who introduced this weaving technology to Ewe artists.