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Textile of woven raffia cloth
Object Number 998-3-50/12587
Display Title Textile of woven raffia cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Textile of woven raffia cloth; three panels sewn together as part of the long wraparound ceremonial skirt for women of the Bushoong royal region. The original beige ground is resist-dyed deep red, varied by a few strokes of grey-black dye. The lower border consists of a wide panel of folded cloth, covered with very fine linear embroidery in doubled outlining of small schematic designs in the typical angular net-like shapes. The rest of the cloth shows scattered small appliques in two rows of stem stitching in standard Kuba shapes: rectangles, arrows, ovals-- some sewn over holes caused by softening of the cloth, others not. Some staining.
Inventory Description Cloth, finely woven fiber, embroidered geometric border, red-brown, spotty
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Date Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Culture
  • Bushoong
  • Ngongo
  • Kuba
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Bushoong royal region
Materials Vegetable fiber, Raffia
Dimensions Overall: 132.4 x 88.4 x 0.4 cm (52 1/8 x 34 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-3-50/12587
Credit Line Gift of Greg LaChapelle
Provenance
Collector William Gregory LaChapelle (1995-1997 - 1/20/98)
Donor William Gregory LaChapelle (1995-1997 - 1/20/98)

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