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Woman's Ceremonial Dance Skirt (ncak)late 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Long horizontal textile strip covered edge to edge with rows of cream-colored ancient script characters on a tan ground, with frayed edges and visible weave texture
Horizontal textile panel with resist-dyed or painted geometric and abstract motifs in white on gray, arranged in a grid of rectangular sections, each containing interlocking angular patterns, crosshatched forms, and circular elements.
Title
Woman's Ceremonial Dance Skirt (ncak)
Culture
Kuba peoples, probably Ngongo group
Place Made
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Raffia-palm fiber plain weave, appliquéd and pieced
Dimensions
39 1/4 × 251 in. (99.7 × 637.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2009 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2009.43.114
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles