Textile length: Anansi (spider)
Maker: Auden (Manchester)
Medium:Machine-printed cotton tabby
Geography: Made in Manchester, England for export to Ghana
Date: c. 2005
Object number: 2006.21.17
Credit Line: This acquisition was made possible by the generous support of the ROM Reproductions Acquisitions Fund.
DescriptionThis textile is printed with spider webs and spiders in brown and orange. The Anansi trickster is an important character in Ashante folktales and he often takes the shape of a spider.
