GROUP OF ADINKRA CLOTHS
GHANA
£1,375
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
strip cloth, the first with a series of separate panels, each block printed with geometrical designs on a grey-silver ground, the strips sewn together with multicoloured thread; the second block printed on a gold cotton ground; the third strip woven with red and white thread on a golden ground; the fourth strip sown and formed on a green-red ground; the fifth on a maroon ground strip sewn with multicoloured thread; the sixth with a series of separate panels, each block printed with geometrical designs on a maroon ground, the strips sewn together with maroon and black thread; the seventh with a series of separate panels, each block printed with geometrical designs on a maroon ground, the strips sewn together with multicoloured thread (9)
Dimensions
336 x 234cm
Footnote
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles