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Object Number 994-20-50/12421
Display Title Textile
Descriptions
Object Description Resist-dyed textile with red/brown eccentric circle design on black/purple; with checkered border in black, buff and red/brown on two sides; cut-pile tassels on two sides.
Inventory Description Textile, woven, red and brown resist dye pattern, checkered border, pile tassles
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kuba
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Dimensions Overall: 85 cm (33 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 994-20-50/12421
Provenance
Collector James W. Lankton (Pre 1994 - 6/21/1994)
Donor James W. Lankton (Pre 1994 - 6/21/1994)

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