Details
- Dimensions
- 20.87ʺW × 0.79ʺD × 30.71ʺH
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Central African Republic
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Textile
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Beige
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
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Produced by the pymies of the Ituri forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, these woven fabrics made of ficus …
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Produced by the pymies of the Ituri forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, these woven fabrics made of ficus bark fibres were painted by women. The men cut wood and hammered the bark, and the women usually used a decoction of gardenia mixed with charcoal ash to draw with their fingers or plant stems patterns
This loincloth is mounted on a wooden frame less
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