KUBA, CONGO, AFRICAN APPLIQUED AND EMBROIDERED FIBER

KUBA, CONGO, AFRICAN APPLIQUED AND EMBROIDERED FIBER SKIRT with Detroit Institute of Arts paper label affixed verso. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Coun

KUBA, CONGO, AFRICAN APPLIQUED AND EMBROIDERED FIBER SKIRT

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

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 pat

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 pat

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

KUBA, CONGO, AFRICAN EMBROIDERED AND DYED TEXTILE W 2'6" L 8' Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.

NGEENDE, KUBA, CONGO, AFRICAN, WOMAN'S APPLIQUED SKIRT Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.

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

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, 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.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 Congo, Africa, Bushongo ntshakabwiin raffia and embroidered wrap-around skirt, holding second-place among the hierarchy of Bushongo festive garments, and typically

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