Woman's Overskirt
Kuba
1875–1925
- Medium
- Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches
- Dimensions
- 133 × 57.1 cm (52 3/8 × 22 1/2 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
geometricclothingdiamond shapesafricankuba (democratic republic of congo stylesquaresarts of Africadress (garment)raffiaAfrican Textilestriangleskuba kingdomneedlework (visual works)costumechevronsembroideringplain weaving
