Zemanek-Münster

Three pieces of raffia fabric ·  D. R. Congo, Bushoong · ID: 3049075

sold EUR 350
Provenance
South German Private Collection

Description

raffia palm fibre (“raphia vinifera”), each in two parts, a) m: 69 cm x 61 cm; b) m: 77 cm x 58 cm; c) m: 77 cm x 64 cm

Each textile is part of a women’s dance dress “ntshak” and is decorated with geometric and arrow-shaped applications, the contours of which are accentuated by stem embroidery.


The object Three pieces of raffia fabric with the object ID 3049075 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 261 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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Comparing literature

Meurant, Georges, Traumzeichen, München 1989, p. 98 f.


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