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Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1950
Sarong with horizontal repeat of large-scale curving floral spray (“buketan” motif) surrounded by birds and butterflies in black, red, and blue on undyed ground. Narrow black side borders with blue…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long narrow band made from two shorter pieces stitched together. All natural raffia color, in a creamy tone. Three pattern areas of geometric interlacing of alternating bands of textured pile…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long band composed of three shorter pieces stitched together. All-over embroidery in irregularly interlaced pattern of bands striped in three shades of brown. One selvage present, other long edge cut…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Natural, brown, and rust-red strips of plain woven raffia stitched together on long edges, finished with buttonhole embroidery and raffia pompoms.
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Fragment (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Fragment of bark cloth with a center field of alternating black and natural triangles, with borders on two sides of natural color with a single black stripe in the center.
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Overskirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Center field of large squares of diamonds and trellis patterns in dark brown and natural pile embroidery. Wide border with interlacing pattern on three sides, edged with buttonhole embroidery in…
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Textile (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Rectangular panel made from two shorter pieces sewn together. Asymetrical abstract design in cream-colored plain weave fabric appliqued onto the same with dark brown raffia in buttonhole stitch. All edges…
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Status Cloth (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Four pieces of woven raffia seamed together down the long sides with buttonhole stitch to form a rectangular panel. Each piece is patterned with irregular geometric forms in tan and…
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Status Cloth (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
A rectangular panel formed of three narrow pieces stitched together on the long sides with buttonhole stitch. Each piece is patterned with different diamond and zigzag patterns with irregular fillings…
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Loom (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early- to mid-20th century
Loom with unfinished work in woven raffia.
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