Zemanek-Münster

Woman's skirt, 19th century

D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kwango River Basin, Mbun
sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Colonial Collection, Antwerp
Danny 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


Comparing literature

Drake Moraga, Vanessa, Weaving Abstraction, The Textile Museum Washington, D.C., 2011, p. 52

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