Male Titleholder's Skirt

Arts of Africa

Early/mid–20th century

Ndengese or Ngoombe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ngoombe
Title: Male Titleholder's Skirt
Place: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1900–1975
Medium: Six strips joined: raffia, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd with raffia, plain weaves; applied, knotted raffia fringe
Dimensions: Approx: 564 × 91.4 cm (222 1/16 × 36 in.)
Credit Line: African Art and Indian Art of the Americas Curatorial Discretionary and African and Amerindian Art Purchase funds
Reference Number: 2012.498

Pierre Loos, Gallery Ambre Congo, Brussels, Belgium, about 1982; sold to Andres Moraga, Berkeley, Calif., 2010; sold to the Art Institute, 2012.

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