Man's Skirt
CultureKuba peoples
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumHandwoven raffia cloth
DimensionsOverall: 30 × 276 inches (76.2 × 701.04 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2003.27.4
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L9
Collections
DescriptionThis dark brown textile is divided in to square and horizontal blocks that contain various geometric resist dye patterns in red, orange, yellow, and off-white. Borders consisting of alternating black and white rectangles decorate each horizontal edge. Raffia pom-poms border three of the four sides and a triangular design in cut-pile decorates one end.ProvenanceFifi White, Kansas City, MO, by 2003;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2003.
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