Textile
AF1521
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1521 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Bangendi |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Natural color fiber pile cloth with tan , brown and green rectangular, triangular and diamond designs. Two green horizontal and vertical lines form a perpendicular axis in center. dark, greenish-brown residue has discolored the fibr and the tan patterns. Warping of left center portion due to shrinkage. |
| Length | 56.5 cm |
| Width | 66.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1348 - Original Number |
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