Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo

About the Item

20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and vertically. Surface textures and subtle variations in tone create yet another dimension of movement for the eye. Professionally mounted on a wooden frame, which measures 26 by 28 inches (66 by 71 cm).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Natural Fiber,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: ZK#99201stDibs: LU1778226539232
More From This SellerView All
  • Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    An outstanding example of an early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, with variations of the endless knot motif, called Imbol by the Kuba.
    Category

    Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Natural Fiber, Raffia

  • Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    An example of the continuation of the Kuba design tradition into the late 20th century. Technically superb, an amalgamation of traditional patterns interpreted by contemporary artist...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Natural Fiber

  • Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
    Category

    Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Natural Fiber

  • Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people,...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Natural Fiber

  • Early 20th Century Prestige Cloth, Dida People, Ivory Coast
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Early 20th century prestige cloth, Dida people, Ivory Coast Raffia, natural dyes An engaging example of resist-dyed prestige cloths, this raffia fragment is professionally mounted o...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Raffia

  • Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Natural Fiber

You May Also Like
  • Mounted Kuba Shoowa Embroidered Cloth
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A wonderful mid-20th century Kuba Shoowa flat-weave multi-colored embroidered raffia cloth panel with a fantastic all-over geometric motif. Sometimes multiple panels are stitched tog...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Decorative Art

    Materials

    Raffia

  • Mounted Early 20th Century Mende Country Cloth
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A wonderful early 20th century Mende handwoven Country Cloth composed of twelve narrow strips of indigo and cream dyed cotton and arranged to create a checkerboard pattern, and hand ...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tapestries

    Materials

    Cotton

  • Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A striking 20th century Shoowa Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over interlocking meandering hook and knot pattern woven in black and natural flat-wea...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Paintings

    Materials

    Raffia

  • Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    Navy blue Kuba cloth or Mud cloth framed in acrylic with gold standoffs. Beautiful dark navy blue mud-cloth sandwiched between two pieces of custom acrylic. Four holes on the four co...
    Category

    Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite

  • Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
    Located in New York, NY
    A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art

  • African Textile Showa Kuba also for Backrest Cover
    Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
    Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table or to make pillows. Handwoven and hand-dyed raffia fabric - An IDEA: ...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Raffia

Recently Viewed

View All