Raffia Cloth Panel
Maker
Unknown, Kuba
DateMid-20th C
MediumFiber, raffia fiber
Dimensions36” x 22”
Credit LineGift of Tim & Bobbi Hamill
Object numberAF2007.14.HAM
DescriptionDark red-dyed embroidered raffia cloth panel in two layers with an undecorated back and the front decorated with linear embroidery. The two sides of the textile are decorated differently, with the left half sparsely embroidered with a few quadrilateral geometric figures and the right side densely decorated with diamonds, V-forms, small circles, and concentric curvilinear elements all connected with groups of parallel vertical or horizontal lines.
ClassificationsTextiles
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