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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
- Kuba
- Kuba
- Ngongo
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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