Kente magnet
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This magnet features a kente textile design held in the V&A archive. Traditionally made by men from the Asante and Ewe societies on handlooms, kente cloth is a Ghanaian woven textile created using various weaving and loom embroidery techniques.
Kente cloth
Koku Pomane (possibly commissioned by)
Ghana, about 1940–60
Strip-woven cotton
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
V&A: CIRC.766-1967
Details
• Made in the UK
Dimensions
65mm x 90mm
Composition
Paper-wrapped magnet
Colour
Product code
163957
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