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Vintage Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile Raffia Cloth
Item Details
Unsigned
A collection of three vintage hand-woven raffia Kuba Shoowa cut-pile textiles from the Congo Basin, Africa. These intricately designed geometric cloths were woven by men and embroidered by women using a shearing technique to create a soft velvet texture. Kuba Shoowa cloth was used during funerals to convey status or traded as currency.
Condition
- fraying and dirt residue to cloths; some fibers are coming loose; some stains.
Dimensions
24.5" W x 19.5" H x 0.25" D
- each cloth approximately measures.
Item #
18DCC632-042