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Embroidered Kuba Panel; thinning of fabric, wear to overall surface; good age.
Embroidered Kuba Panel; thinning of fabric, wear to overall surface; good age.
Object Number 2011.18.20
Display Title Embroidered Kuba Panel; thinning of fabric, wear to overall surface; good age.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Textile of brown and rectangular pieces sewn together, stitched designs
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Cloth , Dye
Dimensions Overall: 155.6 × 46.8 × 0.2 cm (61 1/4 × 18 7/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.18.20
Credit Line Bequest of William "Greg" LaChapelle
Provenance
Collector William Gregory LaChapelle
Donor William Gregory LaChapelle

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