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Object Number
986-14-50/12074
Display Title
Embroidered cloth.
Descriptions
Object Description
Embroidered cloth. Two rectangular raffia cloths stitched together. Natural and brown dyed palm-leaf fiber. Alternating embroidered triangles and diagonal lines i sthe repetitive pattern through middle of two cloths lengthwise. Thin horozontal stripes widely spaced in alternating colors form borders, lengthwise stitches cut to form pile. Piece is worn with small hole. Dabs of white and green paint. Possibly late 19th century. Overall dim: len. 116.4 cm, wid. 56 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: 116.4 x 56 cm (45 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-50/12074
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-14-50/12076 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
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Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12075 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12071 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12072 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12073 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-3-50/12582 | Textile of woven raffia |
Fabric
|
Zaire
| |
| 46-77-30/9060 | Textile, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 41-52-30/3058 | Tunic, child's, weft pattern |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/8994 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9634 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9147 | Headcloth?, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya? | |
| 63-12-30/8434 | Textile, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
|