Fabric of a Nation:
Textiles and identity in modern Ghana
Fabric of a Nation focuses on the role of printed cloths and
their designs as an expression of cultural, social and political
identity in modern Ghana, cutting across ethnic and language
differences.
This display was first shown at the British Museum in 2007 to
mark the 50th anniversary of Ghana’s independence from Britain (6
March 1957), attracting more than 55,000 visitors. The exhibition
was produced in partnership with the Department of Archaeology (now
the Department of Cultural and Heritage Studies) of the University
of Ghana at Legon as part of the British Museum’s ongoing ‘Africa
Programme’.
Shipley Art Gallery,
Gateshead
28 June -2 November 2008
Cartwright Hall,
Bradford
13 December – 15 February 2009
Westbury
Manor Museum, Fareham
28 February – 25 April 2009
Eastleigh
Museum, Hampshire
2 May – 27 June 2009
Wardown Park Museum, Luton
8 August – 8 November 2009
Horniman Museum, London
28 November 2009 – 28 February 2010
Image: Wax printed cloth "Weni behu naaso
w'ano enntumin nnka" (Your eyes can see, but your mouth cannot
say). Printed in Ghana, 2006.