About the Artwork
Asafo Flag
early 20th century
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African
Fante
Silk, hand-stitched and embroidered
Overall: 43 × 71 inches (109.2 × 180.3 cm)
Textiles
African Art
Museum Purchase, Janis and William Wetsman Foundation Fund
2008.432
Public Domain
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Provenance
Albert Nuamah (Detroit, Michigan, USA);2008-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Ceremonial Cloths, Costumes, and Flags.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): p. 68 (fig. 3.20).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Fante, African, Asafo Flag, early 20th century, silk, hand-stitched and embroidered. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Janis and William Wetsman Foundation Fund, 2008.432.
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