Textile
AF1548
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1548 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bapende | Bapindi |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Pile cloth. Natural background. The whole piece is decorated with small red triangles. Raffia fringe on three sides, fraying on fourth side. darkening of center portion, left and right sides. dogearing of top left and right corners. shrinkage and warping of pile cloth; diagonal crease in right center portion with warping of fiber on either side. |
| Length | 61 cm |
| Width | 80 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1355 - Other Number |
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