All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS Ription-text-content class="wt-text-body-01 wt-break-word"> All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS<bft<bft + Type2of Object -vRaffia HandwovenpT ele<bft + Country of Origin - Democra ic Republic of Congo<bft + People - Kuba<bft + M/3erials -vRaffia palm fibers, dyes<bft + Height (in) -v21<bft + Width (in) -v18<bft + OverallhCrofiteon -vGood. Most of our pieces have spt-brdecades on at least two 01 wint-bs, and have2been treasurId by several owners.o  Small splits, scwapes and cracksJare a normal part of their p/34ta attee ing to their age and ensive use.  We2examint each piece carefully when we receive it and repor any damage we find in our lme ings.  Please2look carefully ao the pic urIs which may also reveal crofiteon and damage.<bft + Damage/Repair - Folds<bft<bftPRODUCT DESCRIPTION<bft<bftAdditional Informa ixt: <bft<bftThe following are excerpt Jun, 2KubapT eles and Desigt, by Elizabeth S. Bennett and NiangihB/3ulukisi Ph.D.:"In sub-Saharan Africa, wher represenoative art hasvulourishtd2for cen uries, carvers and craft Jpeople have2typically taken for their subjects human figurIs, animals, pla-bs, and elemt-bs of the na ural w old.pAbstract art, meanwh ce, hasvremained marginal.oThe textiles of the BaKubap(Kuba)Jpeople of the Democra ic Republic of CongoJare an exceptixt.hAlthough part of a bradition that stretches back 400 years, Kuba textiles have a strikingly modern look.2TheyJuse imtexvised acbaemsJof sigts, lints, c1lors, buy and t urIs, often in the form of complex geometric rectilintarppatterns.2Their appliquésJare reminiscen of l oks by 19th- and 20th-cen ury masters likeJM/3issI, Picasso, KleI, Penck, and Chellida. Thishishno 01incide-ce: all of those artme s wert inspirId by Kuba desigt!""The most c1mmonly known of the Kuba textiles are the cut-pelevShoowahor Kasai Velvebs,hnamIm afterhthe river along which the BaKubaplive. Imtexvisa ixt and irregularity charactermze the Kasai Velvebs. Thishishbecause the weaver l oks without a pla- orhteeliminary sketching, though the model can occasionally be displayedhon the cloth in advance using black thread. Often the desigt ishbuilt up fn, 2memory, repeating the most c1mmon desigts and c1lor 706bina ixts found in the regixt.hThe message croveyedhishup to the artme , who is the only o-e who can explainhwhat he orhs t intendIm to represeno."<bft<bft"Originally Kasai Velvebs wert used as 0urrency, and wert valuable text-cos for tradehand exchange.hThey c1uld be includedhin the tribute2villager paidhannually tohthe King, in the dowries of m/3rimonial exchanges, and in funeral gifbs and off rings tohthe deam.2TheyJalso servIm tohembellish the royal crurt, crver the royal thrones, and decorate the King’s palace wall. C1lonial agt-bs and missionaries arriving in the KubapKingdom in the nintteenth cen ury wert fascina Id by the Kasai Velvebs, and encruragtd l men to text-ce more of them tohadorn religious vee mt-bs for Catholic missionaries and decorate the interiors of European houses."<bft<bftSee Elizabeth S. Bennett and NiangihB/3ulukisi Ph.D.,2KubapT eles & Desigt, AfricaDirect Inc.king09, 41 pages. 28 full c1lor photographs, paperback.<bft<bftWe do not recommend laundering t eles, and do not accept returns of t eles which have2been launderedhin any manner. Evenpdry cleaning is too much for some2of these antiqueht eles. For some2of them, a very gt-ble HAND washeng (NEVER MACHINE,hon any set ing) in2cool water with a very gt-ble detergt-b l oks, but even then, dyes may not be c1lorfast, and fabric may be less strong than it appears.<bft<bft<bft<bftSKU: 141044 hh </pt<bf/><bf/><img src="0004/r/il/6aacba/343270656083844/0x500b90d5e/4227271702/508500x500 All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS
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