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Artist name:

DR Congo, Kuba



Artwork title:

Raffia pile cloth


Description: Kuba raffia pile cloth (velour de kasai). Type A11 (stemstitch pnly for bordereing of the various design units) Geometrical design consists of 2 different design units - Mbolo and unknown "vegetable" design, same as 325. Light purple raffia canvas embroidered with natural and black colour raffia.

Artwork date(s): before 1942
Artwork type: African Collection
Medium: palm raffia
Measurements: 655X560
Accession number: 326

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