Embroidered ntshak (ceremonial overskirt) for women. D.R. Congo, Kuba peoples.

Kuba Peoples, (4) tribal artifacts, DR Congo, including a ceremonial knife, 14"l; a crocodile-shaped friction oracle, 18"l, a cup, 5.75"h, and a semi-circular box with lid, 11.25"l Provenance: Estate

Kuba Peoples, (4) large textiles, DR Congo, each with patchwork, embroidered or dyed geometric designs, one with cowry shell border, approx. 216"l x 32"w (largest) and 112"l x 21"w (smallest) Provenan

Kuba Peoples, (4) vintage textiles, DR Congo, each with patchwork of geometric designs, including 2 women's skirts and a child's skirt, largest: 57"l x 26"w, smallest: 26"l x 21"w Provenance: Estate o

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an embroidered woven raffia overskirt, Bushoong Shoowa, likely mid-20th century. Approximate size, 69" x 30". PROVENANCE: From the estate o

Kuba Peoples, Ntshak ou Mapel ceremonial skirt, 20th c., Peoples Republic of Congo, patchwork woven raffia with applied geometric shapes, approx. 103" x 22" Provenance: Property from the Collection of

Kuba peoples' women's overskirt, with black "velvet" border, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 52" x 22" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New

Kuba peoples, Bushoong, Shoowa women's raffia overskirt, mid-20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, 58" x 27" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Kuba peoples, Bushoong, Shoowa, women's raffia overskirt, mid-20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, 63" x 24" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Kuba peoples, Bushoong, Shoowa women's raffia overskirt, mid-20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, 65" x 26" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, a woven raffia skirt, red with black applied dye. Likely first half of the 20th century, 160" x 32" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Phili

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an embroidered woven raffia textile strip, 53" x 6" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New York

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 22" x 20" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 24" x 23" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 24" x 22" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 24" x 19" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 23" x 21" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 30" x 21" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 23" x 21" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 21" x20" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, Ne

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 23" x 22" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 20" x 22" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century, 23" x 20" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, N

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia cloth, with embroidered open circles (ngeentshy), mid-20th, 21" x 48" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New

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 p