Manufactured by
Akosombo Textiles Limited, Ghanaian, founded 1967
Subject of
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Date
2008
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
H x W: 45 1/16 × 72 13/16 in. (114.5 × 185 cm)
Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Description
Length of commemorative printed textile by Akosombo Textiles Limited featuring a portrait of Barack Obama. The fabric has a blue ground with a printed small-scale geometric design in dark blue. There is a 4 1/2 inch wide border printed at both selvedges featuring a dark blue geometric design of interlocking links resembling a woven or braided cord. Printed in a repeating design over the background are old five-pointed stars outlined in black alternate with an oval gold and dark blue frame with a red interior background featuring a photographic portrait of Barack Obama. Below the portrait is a banner with the text "BARACK OBAMA / 44TH PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES". The design is printed in two rows so that the portrait and star alternate positions both vertically and horizontally. Printed along the bottom selvedge is the text "ATL [inside oval frame] AKOSOMBO TEXTILES LIMITED". Printed along the top selvedge is the text "GUARANTEED SUPERB PRINTS RSP 5653".
Place made
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
Place collected
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Type
textiles
portraits
Topic
Africa
African diaspora
Design
Identity
Politics
Textile design
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
Object number
2017.16.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52de0d5a2-7c5b-4870-8fba-c7e083dd739f

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