Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth
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Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth

TitleEmbroidered Raffia Pile Cloth
Date1900s 20th century
MediumRaffia and dye
ClassificationEmbroidery
OriginAfrica, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century Africa
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineEmbroidered Raffia Pile Cloth, 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century. Raffia and dye; overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary, 1992.102
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“Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1900s. It is executed in raffia and dye and classified as embroidery. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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