ROYAL SKIRT OR MEN’S CEREMONIAL LOINCLOTH, MAPEL (OR MABAL)
ROYAL SKIRT OR MEN’S CEREMONIAL LOINCLOTH, MAPEL (OR MABAL) - DR Congo - Kuba First half of the 20th century. Raffia. Dimensions: L. 7 m. An impressive ceremonial loincloth composed of a patchwork of raffia fabrics, dyed with vegetable and mineral dyes (black and red ochre), with fringed and tasseled borders. The graphic design and geometric patterns evoke Western abstract art. Condition: In good condition for a textile of this size. Documentation: Georges Meurant, *Abstractions in the Kuba Kingdoms*, 1987. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.: 287
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ROYAL SKIRT OR MEN’S CEREMONIAL LOINCLOTH, MAPEL (OR MABAL) - DR Congo - Kuba First half of the 20th century. Raffia. Dimensions: L. 7 m. An impressive ceremonial loincloth composed of a patchwork of raffia fabrics, dyed with vegetable and mineral dyes (black and red ochre), with fringed and tasseled borders. The graphic design and geometric patterns evoke Western abstract art. Condition: In good condition for a textile of this size. Documentation: Georges Meurant, *Abstractions in the Kuba Kingdoms*, 1987. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.: 287
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