Kuba Peoples Woven Raffia Textile

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

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, woven raffia  tie-dyed and with supplemental color, likely mid-20th century. Very nice example.Approximate size, 240" x 26". PROVENANCE: Fr

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 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 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 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

Framed Kuba peoples raffia textile, mid-20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, frame size 29.75" x 26.75" and textile size 25" x 21" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

Framed Kuba peoples raffia textile, mid-20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, frame size 29.75" x 26.75" and textile size 21" x 20" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

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 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 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, 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