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Ceremonial Textile Panellate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Raffia cut-pile embroidered textile with allover geometric pattern of interlocking diamonds, zigzag lines, and checkerboard units in deep brown on a tan ground, with frayed edges
Title
Ceremonial Textile Panel
Culture
Kuba peoples, Shoowa group
Place Made
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Raffia-palm fiber plain weave with raffia cut pile and embroidery
Dimensions
21 1/4 × 26 in. (53.98 × 66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2009 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2009.43.26
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles