Man's cloth, 19th-20th century, 101 9/16 x 59 13/16 in. ( x cm), Cotton, rayon; plain weave, weft face weave, supplementary weft patterning, Ghana, 19th-20th century, Adangbe weavers within the Ewe culture produce exquisite textiles that serve as cultural symbols and as objects of adornment associated with rites of passage or rituals. Both men and women wear wrappers of this type of fabric at formal or ceremonial gatherings such as weddings, funerals, or the enthronement of a chief

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