Woman's skirt, 19th century · D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kwango River Basin, Mbun · ID: 3044909
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Colonial Collection, AntwerpDanny De Waele, Gent, Belgium
Size
M: 108 x 76 cm
M: 108 x 29.9 inch
Description
raffia palm fibre, partly dyed in black, plain weave with float-derived patterning and embroidery
The object Woman’s skirt, 19th century with the object ID 3044909 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 293 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Drake Moraga, Vanessa, Weaving Abstraction, The Textile Museum Washington, D.C., 2011, p. 52