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Ceremonial skirt panel.
Ceremonial Skirt Panel
Ceremonial skirt panel.
Ceremonial skirt panel.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Ceremonial Skirt Panel

NameCeremonial Skirt Panel
CultureKuba People; Shoowa people, Kuba sub-group
DateEarly to mid-20th century
Place madeWestern Kasai province, Congo, Zaire, Africa
(not assigned)Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumRaffia palm fiber
Dimensions23 × 23 1/2 in. (58.4201 × 59.6901 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.186
Object numberA.1995.93.186
Collections
DescriptionCeremonial skirt panel; the field is square and is dominated by three "smoke" designs. These are filled with diagonal bands of a saw-toothed pattern; colors are browns and natural; made of raffia palm fiber with cut pile and linear embroidery.
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