Woman's Skirt Fragment
Former TitleSkirt Fragment
CultureKuba peoples, Bushoong subgroup
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumHandwoven raffia cloth and cotton
DimensionsOverall: 28 × 194 1/2 inches (71.12 × 494.03 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2003.27.1
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DescriptionSeven panels sewn together horizontally comprise this beige woman's skirt. Red trade cloth borders these panels. Trade cloth sewn in alternating black and white rectangles decorates one end of the textile. Bands of beige raffia cloth border the horizontal edges. Beige appliquéd shapes attached with dark brown thread decorate the skirt.ProvenanceFifi White, Kansas City, MO, by 2003;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2003.
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