Man's Skirt
Original Language TitleMapel
CultureKuba peoples
Datemid-20th century
MediumTie-dyed raffia cloth
DimensionsOverall: 35 × 233 inches (88.9 × 591.82 cm)
Credit LineGift of Fifi White
Object numberF99-35/13
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DescriptionTextile is a long, narrow skirt constructed from hand-woven raffia textile. Dark brown fringes are attached to the top and bottom. The cloth is tie-dyed using a dark brown pigment. The designs that appear alternate large and small circles covering the entire piece.ProvenanceFifi White, Shawnee Mission, KS, by 1999;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1999.
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