kanga(sample)
- Museum number
- Af2003,21.25
- Description
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A rectangular white cotton cloth with four borders of floral motifs enclosing a repeating pattern of red floral motifs painted freehand and with the use of a stencil. The cloth was specially commissioned as part of a sequence illustrating the historical development of kanga design.
- Production date
- 2003
- Dimensions
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Length: 29.50 centimetres
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Width: 25 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This is an element in a series of designs commissioned by Nasra Hilal Mohammed and painted by Shaib Ali to illustrate the historical development of printed kanga design. This third design was printed in red and/or black and was known in Kiswahili as PINDO NNE meaning 'four borders'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 2003
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af2003,21.25