Prestige cloth, 19th century
D. R. Congo, Kuba, Kasai Province
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
“White Fathers” (“Pères Blancs”), actually “Society of the Missionaries of Africa”Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
L: 63,5 cm
B: 31 cm
L: 25.0 inch
B: 12.2 inch
Description
raffia palm fibre,
Extremely finely worked fabric with stem stitch and cut-pile embroidery (“Kasai plush”).