SHOOWA, CONGO AFRICAN CUT PILE EMBROIDERY TEXTILE

SHOOWA, CONGO AFRICAN CUT PILE EMBROIDERY TEXTILE Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.

SHOOWA, CONGO AFRICAN CUT PILE EMBROIDERY RAPHIA SQUARE H 19.75" W 16.25" Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.

Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery, raffia. Size: 31'' x 15'', 79 x 38 cm (textile); 31.25'' x 15.25'', 79 x 39 cm (stretcher). Ex. C

Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery. Mounted on stretcher. Size: 24'' x 22.5'', 61 x 57 cm (textile); 27'' x 26'', 69 x 66 cm (stretch

Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery, raffia. Size: 21.5'' x 16'', 55 x 41 cm (textile); 26'' x 20'', 66 x 51 cm (stretcher). Ex. Cathr

Two Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery. Sizes: 1) 23'' x 16'', 58 x 41 cm (textile); 25'' x 18.5'', 64 x 47 cm (stretcher); 2) 29.5'

Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Mounted in frame. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery, raffia. Sizes: 1) 15.5'' x 31.5'', 39 x 80 cm (textile); 20'' x 36.5'', 51 x 93

Kuba cloth is a traditional raffia textile woven from palm fronts by the Shoowa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, cut velvet piles was the inspiration for various design patterns. Typically

Kuba cloth is a traditional raffia textile woven from palm fronts by the Shoowa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, cut velvet piles was the inspiration for various design patterns. Typically

Kuba cloth is a traditional raffia textile woven from palm fronts by the Shoowa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, cut velvet piles was the inspiration for various design patterns. Typically

Kuba cloth is a traditional raffia textile woven from palm fronts by the Shoowa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, cut velvet piles was the inspiration for various design patterns. Typically

To include: a Kuba woven raffia cloth prestige panel made of two panels sewn together, with a multitude of patterns, most in cut-pile 'velvet' stitch, with stem stitch, approx. 46" x 20"; a smaller si

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century.Approximate size, 13" x 20" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, likely first half of the 20th century. Excellent example. 17" x 18" PROVENANCE: From the estate of

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. Approximate size, 47" x 21" PROVENANCE: From the estate of D

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. Approximate size, 22" x 23" PROVENANCE: From the estate of D

Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, cut-pile embroidered raffia textile, very nice example, likely first half of the 20th century, 23" x 21" PROVENANCE: From the estate of