Cloth
Dance Skirt
2014-17-70
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 2014-17-70 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kuba (African culture) |
Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Plant Fiber | Dye |
Description | Rectangular cloth of woven, undyed raffia made of four panels sewn together. Sparse, irregular shapes made from black raffia are sewn on three panels using light brown thread. One panel has light brown shapes sewn on using black thread. All edges are hemmed. |
Length | 231.4 cm |
Width | 56.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2014 |
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