Panel, Medium: raffia Technique: plain weave embroidered with pile stitches, cutwork, Panel of undyed woven raffia with pile embroidery. Regular lattice pattern of three pile stripes; diamond-shaped centers cut out to make open trellis effect. Long edges hemmed, short edges unfinished., Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Panel

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