About the Artwork
Asafo Flag
early 20th century
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African
Fante
Cotton fabric
Overall: 68 1/4 × 34 inches (173.4 × 86.4 cm)
Textiles
African Art
Gift of Dr. Nii O. Quarcoopome
2002.190
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Dr. Nii O. Quarcoopome (Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA)
2003-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Ceremonial Cloths, Costumes, and Flags.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): p. 69 (fig. 3.23).
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Fante, African, Asafo Flag, early 20th century, cotton fabric. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Nii O. Quarcoopome, 2002.190.
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