Man's Skirt
Original Language TitleMapel Ndonda Koy
CultureKuba peoples
Datemid-20th century
MediumHand-woven raffia cloth
DimensionsOverall: 29 × 306 inches (73.66 × 777.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Fifi White
Object numberF99-35/14
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DescriptionTextile is a long, narrow skirt constructed from a hand-woven raffia textile. The center is a red and black patchwork design, each square being a separate piece of cloth measuring approx. 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. The outer edges have a white and black striped border. On the edge of the skirt is a pompom and cowry shell border, with three small brown pompoms alternated with two cowry shells.ProvenanceFifi White, Shawnee Mission, KS, by 1999;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1999.
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