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item number 360-1700

dating: 1825 material: cotton tree bark dye, woven, hand printed, stamped, painted dimensions: L 271 cm W 212 cm geographical origin: Ghana

Now located in the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, http://www.volkenkunde.nl/rmv/internet/eain_ghana.html archive copy at the Wayback Machine "This cloth is one of the two oldest known pieces of textile printed and painted by what is called the adinkra technique. In 1825 it was sent from the Gold Coast fort of Saint George d'Elmina to the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities in The Hague. This was done in response to an assignment from Major F. Last, who was appointed temporary Commander of Dutch possessions along the Guinea Coast. He probably had the cloth specially made for King William I, which would explain why the Dutch coat of arms is portrayed in the centre. The other motifs are typical of the older adinkras."

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