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Object Number
986-14-50/12076
Display Title
Embroidered cloth.
Descriptions
Object Description
Embroidered cloth. Two rectangular raffia cloths stitched together. Eight rectangular boxes divided by double rows of stitched brown palm leaf fiber. Repetitive rows of natural and brown dyed alternating triangles are in each rectangle. The triangle stitches are cut to form pile. Borders are folded and stitched. Cloth is faded and worn. Possibly late 19th century. Len. 142 cm, wid. 58 cm.
Inventory Description
Woven fiber cloth, red, with black and yellow embroidered triangular design.
Classification
- Embroidery
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1875-1900
Culture
- Bangongo
- Kuba
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Misumba village
Materials
Fiber, Raffia, Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 142 x 58 cm (55 7/8 x 22 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-50/12076
Provenance
Collector
Dwayne Anthony
(1982-1983)
Collector
Harmon Driscoll
(1982-1983)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(1986)
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| 986-14-50/12071 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
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Zaire
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Embroidery
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Zaire
| |
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Embroidery
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Zaire
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Embroidery
|
Zaire
| |
| 986-14-50/12072 | Embroidered cloth. |
Embroidery
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Zaire
| |
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Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya? | |
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Woven Fiber
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| |
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Fabric
|
Zaire
| |
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Woven Fiber
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Woven Fiber
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Fabric
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Zaire
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