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Ceremonial Skirt by Kuba — VisualArtsDB
Ceremonial Skirt
Kuba
1900–1925
Medium
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; edged with cut fringe
Dimensions
83.6 × 537 cm (32 7/8 × 211 3/8 in.)
Genre
needlework (visual works)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
kuba kingdom
Tags
geometric
appliqué (technique)
clothing
african
kuba (democratic republic of congo style
arts of Africa
dress (garment)
raffia
ritual objects
African Textiles
kuba kingdom
needlework (visual works)
costume
plain weaving
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