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Place of Origin: Congolese
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba Shoowa Textile  20th Century
Kuba Shoowa Textile  20th Century

Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Shoowa Prestige Cloth Kuba Shoowa peoples DR Congo, Kasai Region Raffia palm fiber, natural and chemical dyes, cut-pile and stem stitch embroidery 24.5 x 24.5 inches (62 x 62 cm) ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Woven  Mat, Kuba People
Woven  Mat, Kuba People

Woven Mat, Kuba People

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones. Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia, Palmwood

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

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

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

Located in Point Richmond, CA

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 v...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel

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 Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo

Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Noblewoman's Skirt. Kuba People, DR Congo. Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery. Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo

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 Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo

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 Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century

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 Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo

Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Congolese Textile Tetela DR Congo 19th century Measures: 68 x 41 inches (172 x 104 cm) Provenance: Ambre-Congo gallery, Brussels $5,000. A very rare ...

Category

1880s Tribal Antique Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People

Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt Shoowa People, DR Congo First half 20th century Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery 49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm) The eroded ...

Category

Early 1900s Tribal Antique Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People

Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt Shoowa People, DR Congo Mid 20th century Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery 42.5 x 2 ins. (108 x 51 cm) An unusual overskirt ...

Category

1950s Tribal Vintage Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile
Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile

Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile

Located in Chicago, IL

Visually dynamic and highly textured, this raffia textile expresses the irregular, geometric patterns typical of Kuba textile art. Created by an artisan of the Kuba people of the Dem...

Category

20th Century Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba Textile Wall Hanging, Antique Tapestry, Circa 1930, Zaire
Kuba Textile Wall Hanging, Antique Tapestry, Circa 1930, Zaire

Kuba Textile Wall Hanging, Antique Tapestry, Circa 1930, Zaire

By Kuba

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

B/1676. Old African textile from Kuba, Zaire: with small shells as ornament.

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Raffia

Vintage African Kuba Textile, Handwoven Raffia Fabric, Circa 1940
Vintage African Kuba Textile, Handwoven Raffia Fabric, Circa 1940

Vintage African Kuba Textile, Handwoven Raffia Fabric, Circa 1940

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 Tribal Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Rare Handwoven Kuba Textile Panel, Raffia Fabric, Congo, Circa 1940
Rare Handwoven Kuba Textile Panel, Raffia Fabric, Congo, Circa 1940

Rare Handwoven Kuba Textile Panel, Raffia Fabric, Congo, Circa 1940

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Rare vintage African Kuba Textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table ; perfect as headboard. Handwoven and hand dyed raffia fabric. An IDEA: use this item as backrest...

Category

Mid-20th Century Archaistic Congolese Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

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