Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot)
Bushongo
1701–1825
- Medium
- Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in looped edging, pearl, Roman, stem, trammed overcast and a variation on twisted chain or lateral looping stitches
- Dimensions
- 106 × 41.5 cm (41 3/4 × 16 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
arts of AfricaraffiaAfrican Textilesneedlework (visual works)Textileembroideringplain weaving