Ntshak - wrap skirt - Kuba - Textile - 318 cm - 60 cm

These rugs were used as wrap skirts by the Kuba tribe in Congo; as a prestige object and as the most important part of the dowry. Ntshaks are made from raffia from the raffia palm tree, a tough and difficult to work material that is first kept wet for weeks and kneaded to make the threads flexible. This lengthy process as well as the weaving was done by the men - the embroidery and other embellishment by the women. Making a Ntshak of this size could take months.

Dimensions: 318 x 60 cm

Origin: purchase from Kuba art dealer

Literature: Art Royal Kuba - Joseph Cornet . f. s. c.

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