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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: Exhibitions-Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity

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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: Exhibitions-Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity

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This page from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art site is called Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity. Wrapped in Pride explores the history of traditional Ghanaian weaving and its impact on cultures beyond Africa's shores. African Art's installation focuses on the art and symbolism of kente in the Asante and Ewe cultures of Africa. The Anacostia presentation in the Arts & Industries Building explores kente as meaningful expressions of dress, art and identity in African American communities.
Education Levels:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult/Continuing education, Community College, Higher education
Subject:
History, Photography, Visual Arts, Cultural Awareness, History, Informal Education, History, Informal Education, Geography, History, Human Behavior, Informal Education, Technology And Civilization, World History
Resource Type:
Collection
Medium:
JPEG, Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
General public, Students, African-American students
Online provider:
ArtsEdge - The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

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