Pile Cloth
Textile
AF4159
From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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