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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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Man’s Cap (laket) (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th–early 20th century
Conical raffia hat with four lobes at the lower edge, each with with a large rust-colored pompom. The hat is formed of simple looping over a foundation element, with longer…
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Man’s Cap (laket) (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th–early 20th century
Shallow conical hat with four lobes at the lower edge. Openwork circle at crown, two encircling rings of small buttonholed scrolls, buttonhole stitch around lower edge. Natural raffia color with…
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Man’s Hat (laket) (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 19th–early 20th century
High conical hat in natural raffia with edging of small rust-colored raffia balls sewn on with buttonhole stitch.
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Panel (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Panel of woven undyed raffia embroidered in stem stitch in inrregular interlacing and grid patterns. All edges hemmed.
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Panel (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Panel of undyed woven raffia with pile embroidery. Regular lattice pattern of three pile stripes; diamond-shaped centers cut out to make open trellis effect. Long edges hemmed, short edges unfinished.
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Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Rectangular panel composed of four strips of woven raffia with twisted warp fringes. Each strip is composed of smaller pieces, stitched together with dark raffia strands.
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Status Cloth (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
Unfinished piece with outlining done in stem stitch and some areas filled in with embroidered pile in natural and dark brown raffia. Pattern of diamond shapes.
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