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Ceremonial Skirt

Kuba

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
Late 19th century
Medium
Raffia, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd with plain weaves in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches; edged with bands of cotton, warp-stripe warp-float faced twill weave; cotton, plain weave; pieced and hemmed in slip and pearl stitches; and cotton, warp-float faced alternating float weave; joined with raffia in pearl and twisted insertion stitches
Culture
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Public Domain
Yes
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