Textile

AF1539

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1539
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapende | Bapindi
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Fiber
Technique Embroidered
Description

Natural color fiber pile cloth with reddish-brown triangle pattern, with vertical diamond pattern through center. Reddish-brown fiber bordering on top, right and bottom sides. Fiber fringe on top, left and bottom sides. Bottom border has lost fiber. Diagonal crease in right bottom portion. Dog-earing of fiber strand or cloth in bottom left corner. Bottom center portion has small hole caused by delamination of fiber. Top left portion has similar hole near label. Creasing and warping of top left corner due to shrinkage.

Length 74 cm
Width 74 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 263 - Other Number

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