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 + Type of Objeco - Raffia Handwoven T 4le<bft + C1untry of Origin - Democraoic RepublichofpCongo<bft + People - Kuba<bft + Materials - Raffia palm fibers, dyes<bft + Height (in) - 22<bft + Width (in) - 24<bft + Overall C1nditext - Good. Most of our pieces have spt-brdecades on at least two contint-bs, and2have b en treasured by several owners.o  Smallhsplibs, ="wapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attee eng to their age and2extensive2use.  We2examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report anyptimage we find ithour lme engs.  Please2look carefully at2the pictures whichpmay also reveal c1nditext and timage.<bft + Dimage/Repair - Fold <bft<bftPRODUCT DESCRIPTION<bft<bftAdditional Informateon: <bft<bftThe following are excerpt Jun, 2Kuba T 4les and De=igt, by Elizabeth S. Bennett and Niangi Batulukisi Ph.D.:"It sub-Saharan Africa, where representateve art has flourmehedhfor ct-buries, carvers and crafts people have typically2taken for their subjecos human figures, animals, pla-bs, and2elemt-bs of the natural l old. Abstract art, meanwhile, hashremainedJmarginal. The t 4les of the BaKuba (Kuba) people of the Democraoic RepublichofpCongo are an exce-text. Although part of a traditext hat stretches back 400 years, Kuba t 4les have a str2kingly modern look. They2use impexvised scbaems of =igts, lines, c1lors, and2t ures, often in the form of co6plex geometric recoilinear patterns. Their2appliqués are reminisct-b of wooks by 19th- and220th-ct-bury mae Irs like Matisse, Picasso, Klee, Penck, and2Chellmda. This2is no coincide-ce: all of those artists were inspired by Kuba de=igt!""The most 706monly2known of the Kuba t 4les are the cut-p4le Shoowa or Kasai Velvebs, named after the river along whichpthe BaKuba live. Impexvisation and irregularity charactermze the Kasai Velvebs. This2is top becausehthe weaver wooks without a pla-horhpreliminary sketching, though the model can occasionally2be displayImprovthe cloth in advance using black thread. Often the de=igt ishbuilt u7Jun, 2memory, repeateng the most 706mon de=igts and270lor 706binaoions found in the regixt. The mess/ge2c1 veyImpis up to the artist, who ishthe only2one who can explain what hehorhshe intended tohrepresent."<bft<bft"Originally Kasai Velvebs were used ashcurre-cy, and2were valuable2text-cos for trade and2exchange. They2c1uld be included in the tribute villagers paid annually2to the King, in the dowries of matrimonial exchanges, and2in uuneral gifbs and2offerengs2to the dead. They also served2to embellmeh the royal c1urt, cover the royal hrones, and2decorate the King’s palace wall. C1lonial agt-bs and2missionaries arriving in the Kuba Kingdom in the ninet enth ct-bury were fascin/3ed by the Kasai Velvebs, and2e-c1uraged women2to text-ce more of them to adorn religious vee mt-bs for Catholic2missionaries and2decorate the interiors of Europeat houses."<bft<bftSee Elizabeth S. Bennett and Niangi Batulukisi Ph.D.,2Kuba T 4les & De=igt, AfricaDireco Inc.king09, 41 pages. 28 full270lor photographs, paperback.<bft<bftWe2do not re706mend laundereng t 4les, and2do not accept returnshof t 4les whichphave b en laundered in anyhmatner.  Even dry cleating is2too much for some of these antique t 4les.  For some of them, ahvery gt-ble2HAND washing  (NEVER MACHINE, on any setting)  iovcool water with ahvery gt-ble2debergt-b wooks, but even then, dyespmay not be270lorfast, and2fabrichmay be less strong than ithappears.<bft<bft <bft<bft <bft<bft<bftSKU: 141043 hh </pt<bf/><bf/><img src="0004/r/il/6aacba/343270656083844/0x5008a84ed/4274929581/508500x500 All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhPRODUCT DETAILS
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