Textile

Museum number:
5-11812
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2947
Description:
Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ntonso, Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana; Ntonso; Ashanti (Mur 32:18)
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection date:
June 27, 1973
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #16: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (September 6, 1974–October 22, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-11812, described as Adinkerahene (Adinkra King)., Ghana; Ntonso (17 mi. NE of Kumasi); ASHANTI (Murdock 32:18). June 27, 1973. 5-11812, acc no. 2947. File code: 2.4. Collector: Prof. Dan Crowley. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Cotton cloth stamped with Adinkra printing blocks; Description: Man's dress robe; made from Adinkra cloth; gold background with black strips forming rectangular boxes, black geometric and abstract designs stamped on cloth; L.3.4cm., W. 2.4cm. References: See article in Acc. envelope #2931; "Adinkra Symbolism" prepared by Ablade Glover, 1969.

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