Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot)
Kuba
- Date
- Probably early 19th century and possibly as early as the 18th century
- Medium
- Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in looped edging, pearl, Roman, stem, trammed overcast and a variation on twisted chain or lateral looping stitches
- Culture
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300014063
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