"Hairstyle of Court Attendants" Stamp for Adinkra Textile

Provenance

Doran Ross, Los Angeles, Calif. [purchased in Kona, Ntonso, or Asokwa (now part of Kumase), Ghana between 1979 and 1981, according to personal communication from Ross in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 2008.

"Hairstyle of Court Attendants" Stamp for Adinkra Textile

Asante

Late 19th/mid–20th century

Accession Number

193470

Medium

Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string

Dimensions

5.8 × 5.1 × 10.5 cm (2 1/4 × 2 × 4 1/8 in.)

Classification

stamp (tool)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Doran H. Ross