Etoffe de prestige, 19e / 20e siècle · R. D. Congo, Kuba, Province du Kasai · ID: 3049778
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
“White Fathers” (“Pères Blancs”), actually “Society of the Missionaries of Africa”Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Description
raffia palm fibre,
Extremely finely worked fabric with stem stitch and cut-pile embroidery (“Kasai plush”).
Littérature comparée
Tervala, K., M. S. Polk Jr. & A. L. Gould, "Kuba, Fabric of an Empire", in: Tribal Art Magazine, XXIII:1, No 90, Winter 2018, p. 74-87
Exposition
Brussels, Belgium, "BRAFA Art Fair", 26 January - 3 February 2019 (Pierre Dartevelle)