Title
These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by men using upright single heddle looms, then sewn together and embroidered using a cut pile technique by women
Caption
These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by men using upright single heddle looms, then sewn together and embroidered using a cut pile technique by women, As well as their use by women in dances at rituals, they were stored and presented by family members at burials. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Kuba. Date / Period : 20th century,. Central Congo.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Anspach Collection, New York
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_400
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No
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Rights managed
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27,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 9,0in x 11,7in / 2692 x 3504 (300dpi)