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Collections

Ceremonial Textile Panellate 19th-early 20th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Textile Conversations: Africa and Black America
Square raffia textile with dense allover cut-pile pattern of interlocking stepped geometric forms in honey gold, cream, and near-black
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
25 1/4 × 28 in. (64.14 × 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2009 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2009.43.31
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles