Dance Skirt

2011.05.0013

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Dance Skirt (2011.05.0013)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, Central : Congo
Period	N/A
Date	N/A
Culture	Kuba Kasai

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width)	77.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height)	56.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	.2 cm
Weight	197 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Plant--Raffia
Manufacturing Processes	Sewing, Weaving, Embroidering

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Adams, Monni. “Kuba Embroidered Cloth.” African Arts, Vol. XII, No. 1. Nov. 1978. Spring, Christopher. African Textiles: With Forty Full Color Plates. Crescent Books: New York, 1989. Compare to Plate 13. 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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