Export market textile
Export market textile
Export market textile
Export market textile

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Export market textile,

20th century

Unknown maker
1998-699

Information

Title
Export market textile
Dates

20th century

Maker
Unknown maker
Medium
Raffia and dye
Dimensions
h. 78.0 cm., w. 308.5 cm. (30 11/16 x 121 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-699
Place Made

Africa, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture
African, Kuba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Type
skirts, textiles, cloth
Materials
raffia, dye
Techniques
dyeing, sewing, appliqué, weaving
Subject
geometric patterns

John B. Elliott, New York, NY by 1989; Princeton University Art Museum, 1998

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