Kuba
Kasai region, Democratic Republic of Congo

Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot), Probably early 19th century and possibly as early as the 18th century

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in looped edging, pearl, Roman, stem, trammed overcast and a variation on twisted chain or lateral looping stitches
106 x 41.5 cm (41 3/4 x 16 3/8 in.)
Betty Bell Spooner Endowment, 2003.12