Textile

Pile Cloth

AF1667

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1667
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bakongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Fiber
Description

Natural colored fiber pile cloth ringed by fiber fringe. 3 horizontal creases from folding. hole in bottom right corner; bottom left corner is creased in (dog-eared) and shrunken in. Stain in top left portion of pile cloth. Left side of cloth is darker than rest of cloth.

Length 70 cm
Width 63 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 351 - Other Number

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