Art Institute of Chicago
"Hairstyle of Court Attendants" Stamp for Adinkra Textile
Asante · Late 19th/mid–20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Doran Ross, Los Angeles, Calif. [purchased in Kona, Ntonso, or Asokwa (now part of Kumase), Ghana between 1979 and 1981, according to personal communication from Ross in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 2008.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival, Sept. 6, 2025 - Mar. 15, 2026.
Literature
Published references
- I. Facio et al. (eds.), On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2025), p. 156, 158 (ill.).
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