Man's cloth, 20th century, 118 9/16 x 87 15/16 in. ( x cm), Cotton; strip woven, supplementary weft patterning, 20th century, Kente cloth is believed to have originated in Ghana in the mid-17th century. The first cloths were made of locally produced cotton and embellished with simple patterns of stripes and designs of indigo-dyed thread on a white ground. This piece, although more elaborate than the earliest cloths, is representative of the most traditional and enduring styles

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