Textile
AF1531
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1531 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bapende | Bapindi |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Straw-colored pile cloth with red triangular pattern covering object. Top center left and right of mat have a blue-green discoloration. Fraying in top right edge of mat. Shrinkage of mat in center-left portion, causing creasing in center-top-right portion. See AF1527. |
| Length | 73 cm |
| Width | 69 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 260 - Other Number |
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