Textile
Pile Cloth
AF1448
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1448 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Bangongo |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Natural color fiber pile cloth. Brown and tan diamond and arrow patterns. 3 vertical and 5 horizontal lines intersect to form 24 boxes. Twenty four quadrants each one embroidered with brown and yellow geometric designs. The four quadrants on the left side are much larger than the other quadrants. |
| Length | 73 cm |
| Width | 52 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1242 - Other Number |
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