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Flag, Asafo Company (frankaa)
Flag, Asafo Company (frankaa)

Flag, Asafo Company (frankaa)

Datebefore 1957
Associated withAfrica
MediumLinen, cotton, and embroidery
Dimensionsheight and width: 34 x 52 in. (86.4 x 132.1 cm)
frame: 42 x 63 x 4 in. (106.7 x 160 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LinePurchased with funds from an anonymous donor
Object number2008.19
On View
On view
ProvenanceCharles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC; sold to NCMA, 2008.
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