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Object Number
986-14-50/12072
Display Title
Embroidered cloth.
Descriptions
Object Description
Embroidered cloth. Small square panel of raffia cloth. Brown and gold dyed palm-leaf fiber embroidered in three rows of alternating triangles framed by an alternating square pattern. Stitches in triangles are cut to form pile. One end with folded border is worn and frayed. Possibly late 19th century. Len. 60.3 cm, wid. 55.8 cm
Inventory Description
Woven fiber cloth, red with brown and yellow embroidered triangular design.
Classification
- Embroidery
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1875-1900
Culture
- Kuba
- Kuba
- Bangongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Misumba village
Materials
Fiber, Pigment, Raffia, Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 60.3 x 55.8 cm (23 3/4 x 21 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-50/12072
Provenance
Collector
Dwayne Anthony
(1982-1983)
Collector
Harmon Driscoll
(1982-1983)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(1986)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-14-50/12074 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12076 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12075 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12071 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12073 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
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Vest
|
New Mexico?
| |
| 995-29-10/73988 | Embroidered white cotton kilt |
Skirt
|
New Mexico
| |
| 995-29-10/73959 | Embroidered white cotton manta |
Shawl
|
Arizona
| |
| 998-3-50/12582 | Textile of woven raffia |
Fabric
|
Zaire
| |
| 48-1-60/9729 | Piece of embroidered cloth - back part of coat |
Embroidery
|
China
| |
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Raw Material
Embroidery |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
San Cristobal Totonicapan | |
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Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Vista Alegre
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