Man's Cloth in the Sika Fre Mogya ("Money Calls Blood") Pattern
Artist
Artist Unknown
Datecirca 1920–1930
MediumRayon
Dimensions90 x 126 in. (228.6 x 320.0 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of the NCMA Docents
Object number2000.6.2
On View
Not on viewKente cloth has been woven for use as clothing by kings, chiefs, and other members of the Asante ruling class for approximately three hundred years. Narrow strips are woven on a horizontal double-heddle loom and sewn together to produce larger cloths that are wrapped around the body toga-fashion by men or as a bodice and skirt by women. This predominately yellow cloth suggests gold and wealth. It is woven in a pattern known as Sika fre mogya (Money calls blood) -- in other words, if you have money, your relatives will flock to you.ProvenanceDzugale Magala Enterprise, Accra, Ghana; purchased by NCMA docents 2000; given to NCMA 2000. Object Rights Statement
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Opanyin James Osei Kwaku Antobreh
2000
Artist Unknown
circa 1920–1930
