Patchwork Kente cloth vest

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A patchwork Kente cloth vest. The front of the vest is made from two panels of patched together Kente cloth weaves (ribbed, plain, satin) that uses yellow, green, red, navy blue, and black fabric. There are two 8” shaping darts (one on each side) and two 4.5” welt pockets (also one on each side). The center front closes with five plastic buttons on the proper right that correspond to five buttonholes on the proper left. At the back neckline, is a 1” wide collar and there are four panels (two on each side) that make up the back of the vest. Three panels of red synthetic shot silk make up the inside of the vest. There is no label.

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