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Summary
Object
El Anatsui: Man's Cloth
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| Title |
Man's Cloth |
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| Object type |
sculpture  |
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| Genre |
public art |
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| Description |
English: This artwork is a modern interpretation of kente cloth from the artist's native Ghana. It is made up of hundreds of metal bottleneck wrappers, stitched together with copper wire. A close up can be seen at File:El Anatsui - Man's Cloth (close up).jpg.
On public display at The British Museum, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. |
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| Date |
2001 |
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| Medium |
metal |
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| Dimensions |
height: 297 cm (116.9 in) ; width: 374 cm (12.2 ft) |
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| Accession number |
Af2002,10.1 (British Museum) |
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Photograph
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English: Man's cloth  |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | hahnchen |
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