Ceremonial Skirt, 1875/1900, Kuba, Bushong, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasia, Mushenge, Democratic Republic of Congo, Raffia, plain weaves, pieced, appliqúed with plain weaves in pearl stitches, embroidered in pearl stitches, edged with bands of cotton, warp-stripe warp-float faced twill weave, cotton, plain weave, pieced and hemmed in slip and pearl stitches, and cotton, warp-float faced alternating float weave, joined with raffia in pearl and twisted insertion stitches, × cm (30 3/8 × 187 1/8 in
Ceremonial Skirt, 1875/1900, Kuba, Bushong, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasia, Mushenge, Democratic Republic of Congo, Raffia, plain weaves, pieced, appliqúed with plain weaves in pearl stitches, embroidered in pearl stitches, edged with bands of cotton, warp-stripe warp-float faced twill weave, cotton, plain weave, pieced and hemmed in slip and pearl stitches, and cotton, warp-float faced alternating float weave, joined with raffia in pearl and twisted insertion stitches, × cm (30 3/8 × 187 1/8 in.)
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