item #90

from: Congo

tribe: Kuba

material: Straw/raffia

price: $250.00

34 x 18" overall (86 x 46 cm). The cloth measures 29 1/2 x 13 3/4" (75 x 35 cm). This Kuba cloth, made of rafia, is begun by men, who weave the basic cloth, and finished by women, who apply the cut-pile design.

photo # 90.1