Woman's Overskirt
INV-6951kuba kingdomArts of Africaafricankuba (democratic republic of congo styletextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
19th century
Medium
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches
Dimensions
162.1 × 72.2 cm (63 3/4 × 28 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Tillie C. Cohn Fund and Tillie C. Cohn Fund in memory of her parents, Max and Rose N. Cohn
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