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wallpaper for Tree-Top Hotel, Kenya

Wallpaper
1976 (designed), 1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Leyland Paint (Kenya) Ltd. (manufacturer)
Brown, John R. (designer)
Place of origin
Kenya (manufactured)

This wallpaper was designed specifically for the re-decoration of the foyer of the Tree-Top Hotel in Kenya. The designer, John R. Brown, has explained that the clients wanted something distinctive and appropriate to the setting, so the design was based on Kenyan arts and crafts, and incorporates motifs derived from the Kikuya and Masai tribes such as face masks, stylised antelopes, beadwork and cowry shell patterns.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Black History
Object type
Wallpaper
Titlewallpaper for Tree-Top Hotel, Kenya
Materials and techniques
Silkscreen on vinyl matte paper
Brief description
Wallpaper designed by John R. Brown for the Tree-Top Hotel, Kenya, 1976
Physical description
Sample of wallpaper
Dimensions
  • Approx. length: 85cm
  • Width: 55cm
Credit line
Given by the designer
Subjects depicted
Masks
Antelope
Cowrie Shell
Beadwork
Shield
Summary
This wallpaper was designed specifically for the re-decoration of the foyer of the Tree-Top Hotel in Kenya. The designer, John R. Brown, has explained that the clients wanted something distinctive and appropriate to the setting, so the design was based on Kenyan arts and crafts, and incorporates motifs derived from the Kikuya and Masai tribes such as face masks, stylised antelopes, beadwork and cowry shell patterns.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3176-2004

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Record createdJuly 6, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101295/wallpaper-for-tree-top-hotel-wallpaper-brown-john-r/
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