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Cloth, Textile

2010.01.0247

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Artifact Identification Cloth, Textile   (2010.01.0247)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
    4. ;
  4. Materials T&E
    5. :
  5. Multiple Use T&E for Materials
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1980 - 1990
Culture Kasai Kuba

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 56.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 51.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.3 cm
Weight 235 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Raffia
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description 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

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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