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Artist name:

DR Congo, Kuba



Artwork title:

Raffia pile cloth


Description: Kuba raffia cloth (velour de kasai). Type A.1 Geometrical design, chevron pattern, - Mamanye (the stones). Reddish brown dyed medium coarse raffia canvas, fully embroidered with pile and stem stitch in natural raffia, brown and black colours.

Artwork date(s): before 1942
Artwork type: African Collection
Medium: palm raffia
Measurements: 650X330
Accession number: 307

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