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S1966-1967 #18: Design (UC Berkeley) (October 28, 1966–November 11, 1966)
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S1981-1982 #11: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 24, 1981–December 1, 1981)
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S1982-1983 #14: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1982–December 6, 1982)
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S1983-1984 #36: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (January 13, 1983–March 5, 1984)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4155, described as Kente cloth; design called sika fre mmogya (money attracts blood relations) green, maroon, blue, and black over gold background; fringed at both ends; 196 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4156, described as Kente cloth: design called yokoman adweneasa (Adweneasa design on yokoman basic pattern); gold, green, black, and blue over maroon, gold, and green background; fringed at both ends; 178 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4159, described as Kente cloth; design called anyawoho (you have become rich); maroon, gold, green, and black over black and white background; fringed at one end; 169 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4154, described as Kente cloth: design called sika futuru (gold dust); green, maroon and black over gold background; fringed on one end; 163 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4160, described as Kente cloth; design called senkeni (the red nsankani flower); maroon, gold, green and black over pink, green, gold, and black background; fringed at both ends; 207 cm long; w 9.5 cm; unraveled trade silk with overweave and brocade patterns.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4158, described as Kente cloth; design called papa nnko akyiri (good deeds do not spread far); maroon, gold, green, and black over maroon, gold, green, and black background; fringed at one end; 172 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, museum number 5-4157, described as Kente cloth; design called ohene afuro hyen (the chief has entered the ship); maroon, gold, green and black over white background; fringed at both ends; 214 cm long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Textile, museum number 5-15893, described as Cloth, Kente; rectangular, with fringe at ends; polychrome bands running in transverse and longitudinal directions; strips stitched together to form entire cloth; length 188 centimeters X width 112 centimeters.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Textile, museum number 5-16116, described as Kente cloth; men's; very fine; very large; 22 bands sewn together. alternating blue/white checks and multi-colored stripe with center pattern in blue/yellow/ magenta/white.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Textile, museum number 5-16117, described as cotton wrapper; woman's; very fine and rare; 7-18cm bands sewn together with a 6.3cm top band along upper (red with blue/white band at edges). skirt bands are navy/white, red, green and yellow stripes.
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