Cloth
Dance Skirt
2014-17-72
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2014-17-72 |
| 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, black raffia made of four panels sewn on a background of undyed raffia. Each black panel is cut into irregular, linear shapes which show the undyed cloth background through the negative space. Three panels have linear, nonuniform shapes and one has short, hooked shapes. Warp edges have short fringe and weft edges are hemmed. |
| Length | 206.8 cm |
| Width | 70.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2014 |
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