Woman's ornamental belt · D. R. Congo, Mongo / Nkundo · ID: 3045847
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Provenance
Private CollectionSize
L: 73, 5 cm
L: 73, 2.0 inch
Description
raffia palm fibre, cowy shells, glass beads,
This belts or waist ornaments of plaited and twined raffia were worn low on the hips so that the cut-pie pom-pom, which was worn at the back, would wobble provocatively as the wearer walked (compare Drake Moraga (2011), p. 39, fig. 11).
Comparing literature
Drake Moraga, V., Weaving Abstraction, The Textile Museum Washington, D.C., 2011, p. 39, ill. 9 and Fig. 11 (photo)
Publications
Pierrat, Emmanuel, "Comprendre l'Art Africain", Paris, 2008: 201AHDRC: 0035585