DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Textile

NameTextile

CultureKuba

Datec. 1970

Place madeKinshasa, Zaire, Africa

(not assigned)Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

MediumRaffia fiber

Dimensions25 3/16 × 24 × 1 3/4 in. (64 × 61 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.990

Object numberA.1980.1.990

Collections

DescriptionEmbroidered cut pile. Plain weave plant fiber ground. Hemmed edges. Diamonds separated by interlocking bands of dark orange and black. Three orange diamonds with black and tan, black and dark orange spots. Remainder of diamonds tan with black and orange center.