Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth
1900s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth, 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century. Raffia and dye; overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary 1992.102
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Embroidery
- Formatted Medium
- Raffia and dye
- Dimensions
- Overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); Mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1992.102
- Credit Line
- Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary
- Exhibitions
- Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary, The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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