Zemanek-Münster

Two lidded basketry containers

D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa
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Description

raffia palm fibre, a) round basket, d: 18 cm, netting from raffia palm fibre, geometrical patterns accentuated by different colours; b) rectangular basket, m: 11 cm x 14,5 cm, dark brown zigzag-pattern;
both baskets are embroidered with so-called “knotted stitches” which imparts a raised, nubby texture to the surface,


Comparing literature

Drake Moraga, Vanessa, Weaving abstraction, Washington D.C. 2011, ill. 93

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