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(3) Kuba ritual embroidered raffia cloths

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KUBA, D.R.C., LOT (9) INCLUDING (8) EMBROIDERED DANCE: KUBA, D.R.C., LOT (9) INCLUDING (8) EMBROIDERED DANCE SKIRT PANELS & (1) RAFFIA CLOTH. 18 X 15 1/2"

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Textile - Cloth - Shoowa-Kuba - DR Congo 360 cm: Kuba skirts, Tcaka, long are cloths made from raffia, from 8 - 25 feet long, from the Ngeende, Bushoong and Ngongo peoples. They incorporate appliqued “patches”, embroidered shapes and pattern

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(3) Kuba ritual embroidered raffia cloths

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Group of three late 19th or early 20th century Kuba ritual embroidered raffia cloths, Congo, woven from the Raphia Vinifera palm, the production of which involves the participation of children, men, and women of the same clan, often sewn together for ceremonial dress and exchanged as currency, overall sizes including frame (2) 25.5"h x 24"w x 1"d and (1) 34"h x 29"w x 1"d.