Pile Cloth

Textile

AF4159

From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF4159
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapindi
Provenience Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Fiber
Description

Fiber pile cloth with brown fiber diamond pattern and brown and natural color fiber fringe on left side, brown fiber fringe on right. Top left side is shrunken in, appears to have seperated from its bottom portion. Shrinkage of pile cloth has created a crease in the center and warped the portions of the cloth around that crease. Fringe is losing fiber on right side. Darker strands form pattern of lozenges, with numerous lines followin contours.

Length 70 cm
Width 24.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 23728 - Dealer's Number

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