Ceremonial Textile Panel

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Ceremonial Textile Panel

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, Shoowa group, late 19th-early 20th century
Textiles; panels
Raffia-palm fiber plain weave with cut pile and embroidery
26 × 28 in. (66.04 × 71.12 cm)
Gift of the 2009 Collectors Committee (M.2009.43.5)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Roberts, Mary Nooter. "The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts." African Arts 50, no.1 (2017): 60-79.