MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Kuba, Eight Sectioned Raffia Cloth
Object Name:
Cloth, Raffia
Other Name:
Cloth, Raffia, Eight Sections
Place of Origin:
Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 204"
W = 32—1/2"

Worn for special occassions, for instance funerals, when raffia and overskirts not only adorn the corpse, but are worn by family and friends, to celebrate the life of the deceased.

Each motif is named — circle (Indingadinga). Tail of a dog — (Ishina' mbua). Leaves — (Kash). To correspond to the shape it represents.










Description:
Elongated eight sections of cloth, with buff—colored brown stitchery. Geometric designs of interlaced forms, reflecting a woven pattern.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Raffia Cloth
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Weaving / Stitchery
Owned:
Art Department, MSSU
Accession#:
2014.1.130
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