Accession No
TEMP.01097.2
Description
Dark brown plant fibre hanging with small star patterns in natural fibre. Made from two rectangles joined together at the short sides; overall diamond pattern with open work rectangular sections that have zig-zags across them; strip of cane through one end; small cowrie shell attached to each corner.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01097.2; MAA: ?2006.758
Cultural Affliation
Kuba
Material
Plant Fibre; Cowrie Shell
Local Term
Measurements
360mm x 1235mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
Possibly found during the Shorts Textile Project 2015.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Dark brown fibre hanging with small star patterns in natural fibre. Strip of cane through one end and a small cowrie attached to each corner.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Amendments / updates)
Place field updated to Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo due to similar weaving in other Kuba cloths, particularly the rectangles of negative space with the zig-zags across them and the star shaped applied fibre.
Event Date 20/9/2024
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Description (Physical description)
Dark brown plant fibre hanging with small star patterns in natural fibre. Made from two rectangles joined together at the short sides; overall diamond pattern with open work rectangular sections that have zig-zags across them; strip of cane through one end; small cowrie shell attached to each corner.
Event Date 20/9/2024
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:287789
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