Cloth
Dance Skirt
2014-17-73
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2014-17-73 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kuba (African culture) |
| Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Dye |
| Description | Rectangular cloth woven from black and undyed raffia squares sewn together with red thread. Squares are arranged in a checkerboard pattern, alternating black and undyed. One side has a strip of larger rectangles alternating black and undyed sewn together with brown thread. |
| Length | 486.6 cm |
| Width | 58.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2014 |
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