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Kuba
Democratic Republic of Congo

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, Late 19th/early 20th century

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in buttonhole, pearl, and stem stitches, and running stitches cut to form pile; edged with raffia and hemp, plain weave, 2:2 oblique interlacing, and raffia-wrapped-raffia cord
165.2 x 78.8 cm (65 x 31 in.)
Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection, 1993.490