Cloth, Textile

2010.01.0241

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Artifact Identification Cloth, Textile   (2010.01.0241)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
  6. ;
  7. Materials T&E
  8. :
  9. Multiple Use T&E for Materials
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1980 - 1990
Culture Kasai Kuba

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 87 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 40 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .2 cm
Weight 203 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Raffia
Manufacturing Processes Weaving, Sewing
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Adams, Monni. “Kuba Embroidered Cloth.” African Arts, Vol. XII, No. 1. Nov. 1978.

Picton, John and John Mack. African Textiles. London: British Museum, 1989. Pp. 174-176, 194-201.

"Kuba Textiles: An Introduction." WAAC Newsletter, vol. 8, No. 1, January 1986, pp. 2-5.

Mack, John, Anee-Marie Bouttiaux, Frieda Sorber, Anne Van Cutsem, Mauro Magliani. African Costumes and Textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus: the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2008.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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