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Woman's Overskirt
Kuba
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Overskirt
Kuba
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet)
Kuba
Jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Pendant
Kuba
Jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Overskirt
Kuba
Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap)
Kuba
Jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Skirt
Kuba
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching joined by pearl stitches; edged with lateral looping stitches · 1701
Art Institute of Chicago
Hat (Laket Mishiing)
Kuba
Raffia and natural dye
Art Institute of Chicago
Hat (Laket)
Kuba
Raffia and glass beads
Art Institute of Chicago
Hat (Kalyeem)
Kuba
Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells, and cotton
Art Institute of Chicago