Details
- Dimensions
- 23ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 134ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Period
- 1980s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Raffia
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- minor hole /good minor hole /good less
- Description
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Superb old Bushoong Kuba cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Composed of Raffia Vinifera fibers. Shows minor holes due …
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Superb old Bushoong Kuba cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Composed of Raffia Vinifera fibers. Shows minor holes due to age.
The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women, and children belonging to the same family. Each piece must be soaked, beaten, and then worked and scraped by hand, so as to assume its typical characteristics of fine silk-like DIMENSIONS
23ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 134ʺH less
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