Zemanek-Münster

Two textiles ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3050009

Price EUR 400
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Size
M: 63 cm x 50 cm (each)
M: 24.8 inch x 19.7 inch (each)

Description

finely woven raffia with a small triangular pattern in “kasai plush”, the edges lined with fringes

In the past, velvets were basically funerary textiles and were thus expected to be of particularly high quality.


The object Two textiles with the object ID 3050009 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023, lot number 307 at that time and is currently available for EUR 400 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

Bouttiaux, Anne-Marie et. al., African costumes and textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus, o. O. 2008, p. 202, ill. 132


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