Textile
AF1533
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1533 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bapende | Bapindi |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Straw colored pile cloth with red triangular pattern and bordering. red diamond pattern runs vertically down center of mat. darkening of fiber in center, bottom portion of mat. Shrinkage in bottom right and top right portions. Fringe on three sides, fraying on fourth. This cloth is not dyed by rubbed with camwood pigment, which adheres better to the embroidered patches, leaving the ground of a lighter colour. |
| Length | 73 cm |
| Width | 76 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 248 - Original Number |
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