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Asafo battalion flag

ca. 1957
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Asafo battalion flag
  • Artist: Fante-Akan artist
  • Date: ca. 1957
  • Geography: Ghana
  • Culture: Fante-Akan peoples
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: H. 35 1/2 × W. 55 in. (90.17 × 139.7 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.483.10
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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