Cloth
Dance Skirt
2014-17-71
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2014-17-71 |
| 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 on a background of black raffia. Each panel is cut into irregular, linear shapes which show the black cloth background through the negative space. Two panels have linear, spiral shapes and two have nonuniform, linear shapes. |
| Length | 226 cm |
| Width | 59.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2014 |
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