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Status Cloth (Democratic Republic of the Congo), before 1937
All-over pattern of diamonds and zig-zags in dark brown and natural raffia color pile embroidery, with bands of striped dark and light stem or wrapping stitch.
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
Long narrow band made from three shorter pieces stitched together. Embroidered pile in natural raffia color in repeating pattern of rotated triangles.
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Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
A woman’s ceremonial skirt with a center panel of dark purplish-brown, with a design of interconnected diamonds with striped and dotted fillings created by buttonhole embroidery and withdrawn element work.…
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Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
A man’s ceremonial skirt which alternates two panels of red and brown and two of tan and brown, sewn together to form one long panel. All panels have interlacing patterns…
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Diazo Print, Design for Printed or Woven Textile, 1961–62
Pattern of eight horizontal bands of vertical blue and white bands
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Men’s Ceremonial Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), early 20th century
Nearly complete Kuba man’s ceremonial skirt. Natural-colored raffia, woven in square panels and pieced to form very long rectangle. Appliqué of natural and dark brown woven raffia in irregular shapes…
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