Textile
AF1539
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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