Kuba Peoples Woven Tie-Dyed Raffia Textile

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia tie-dyed and with supplemental color, likely mid-20th century. Very nice example.Approximate size, 240" x 26". PROVENANCE: Fr

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, skirt with dyed motif and embroidery, cowries, likely mid-20th century.Approximate size, 185" x 29" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. P

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia skirt, tie-dyed geometric pattern, mid-20th century Approximate size, 118" x 22". PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia  textile, with alternating red-dyed and natural colored border squares, and embroidery with cowries across the central panels

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an red-dyed and embroidered woven raffia  ntshakishwepi, second up in the hierarchy of cloths worn by the Bushong, 224" x 30" PROVENANCE: F

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia cloth, with embroidered open circles (ngeentshy) and complex embroidered symbols on the border. Wonderful, very large examp

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia cloth, with embroidered open circles (ngeentshy), dye-resist treatment to the edging, and complex checkerboard design. Very

2 Kuba People, Woven Raffia Shoowa Textile Panels. Size: approximately 20"L x 22"W & 18"L x 20"W

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, Africa, woven raffia cloth, with open work, including embroidered open zig-zag patterning (mishyeeng) and open circles (ngeentshy, or ‘boils’). Very

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an embroidered woven raffia  ntshakishwepi, second up in the hierarchy of cloths work by the Bushong. Nice, well-used example, 200" x 32" P

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an embroidered woven raffia  ntshakishwepi, second up in the hierarchy of cloths work by the Bushong. Very nice example. Likely first half

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, an embroidered woven raffia  ntshakishwepi, second up in the hierarchy of cloths work by the Bushong. Very nice example, 202" x 32" PROVENA

Five Kuba Fiber Textiles, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C. Including 4 Kuba shoowa cloth prestige panels of piled raffia, and one other woven fiber mat textile, Kuba People, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

KUBA CLOTH WOVEN RAFFIA CONGO Hand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of earth tones using vegetable dyes. Historically the Kuba people have used the clothes as skir

African Kuba hand-woven and -sewn raffia cloth textile, Congo, in shades of cream, gold, black, and brown, with tie dye, check and applique patterns. 26" W X 15' 3" L. Wear consistent with age and use