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Textile; Kuba cloth, worn; interesting designs at less-worn end
Textile; Kuba cloth, worn; interesting designs at less-worn end
Object Number 2013.20.5
Display Title Textile; Kuba cloth, worn; interesting designs at less-worn end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Textile, kuba cloth, linen?, natural, sewn designs in darker brown, hemmed, multiple panels stitched together
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Raffia
Dimensions Overall: 320 × 52 × 0.1 cm (126 × 20 1/2 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.20.5
Credit Line Gift of Monni Adams
Provenance
Collector Dr. Monni Adams
Donor Donated by Dr. Monni Adams (9/9/2013)

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