Adinkra

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Adinkra cloth
MFA# 2005.83

Description

A type of dyed stamped textile made by the Asante in western Africa. Adinkra cloth is typically hand-stamped with a black dye from badie bark.

Synonyms and Related Terms

adinkira

Resources and Citations

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Asante." Accessed 10 Aug. 2004.

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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