Curtain

Textile

2003-58-30

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-58-30
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Ghana
Section African
Materials Cotton | Pigment | Metal
Technique Woven | Printed | Dyed
Description

Cotton fabric dyed reddish orange with printed background in black. Background is a repeating pattern of ceremonial seal consisting of an umbrella with chair, drums, rattles, sandals, and geometric designs. Attached to the top of fabric are five brass rings used to hang the curtain.

Height 122 cm
Width 91 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1967.1.15 - Other Number

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