Janis and William Wetsman (Birmingham, Michigan, USA); 2010-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Asafo Flag, 20th century
- Fante, African
Cotton
- Framed: Overall (fringe): 69 1/2 × 37 inches (176.5 × 94 cm)
Gift of Janis and William Wetsman
2009.106
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Fante
- British
- Border (ornament area)
- Textile
- Man
- Shotgun
- Flag
- Cotton
- Asafo
- Creature
- England
Details
Provenance
Published References
Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Ceremonial Cloths, Costumes, and Flags.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): p. 68 (fig. 3.21).
Rights Status
Fante, African, Asafo Flag, 20th century, cotton. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Janis and William Wetsman, 2009.106.
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