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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