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ASAFO FLAG

Date: c. 1863
Medium: Appliqued and embroidered cloth
Dimensions: 40 x 72 in. 101.6 x 182.9 cm with fringe: 45 x 73 1/2 in. 114.3 x 186.7 cm
Department: Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Classification: Textile
Credit: Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund
Accession No.: 1983.17
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of: Dr. George Preston; Asafohene Kofi Mensah; the family of Asafohen Obuokwan ("Pathfinder") Sam; Princes Atta-Panyin and Atta-Kakra (alias Charlie and Edward Erskine), twin sons of the late King Arku or Arkrah
Keywords: applique, appliqued, cloth, embroidered, embroidery, textile, flag

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