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Embroidery
Embroidery
Embroidery

Embroidery

Datec. 1960
Place madeZaire, Africa
(not assigned)Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumRaffia
Dimensions27 15/16 × 23 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (71 × 60 × 15 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.204
Object numberA.1980.1.204
DescriptionEmbroidered raffia. Black and tan diamond motifs w/ background of larger interlocking zig-zag lines with borders of thin black and tan lines, and central black and tan rectangular motifs. // Mounted by A. Girard.
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