Textile

AF1545

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1545
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapende | Bapindi
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Fiber
Technique Embroidered
Description

Pile Cloth. Design consists of embroidered red diamonds linked to one and other. Natural background stained from red dye. Fringe on three sides, fraying on the fourth. dogearing of bottom right corner. crocking of red dyestuff in center-right portion.

Length 75 cm
Width 79 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 244 - Other Number

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