Skirt
Skirt

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Skirt,

early 20th century

Ngala artist
2013-71

Information

Title
Skirt
Dates

early 20th century

Maker
Ngala artist
Medium
Raffia and dye
Dimensions
69 × 68 cm (27 3/16 × 26 3/4 in.) mount: 80.6 × 80 × 2.5 cm (31 3/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2013-71
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture
African, Ngala (Ngiri)
Type
skirts, textiles
Materials
raffia, resist, dye
Techniques
dyeing, knotting
Subject
rites of passage, women

purchased by an unidentified Belgian family in the Belgian Congo (c. 1908-1960); Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium; [Patrick Mestadgh, Brussels, Belgium]; [Andres Moraga Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA]; Princeton University Art Museum, 2013

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