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Mbuti-Pygmy BARKCLOTH – Ituri Rainforest, DR Congo
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 75,0 x 45,0 (29.53 x 17.72 Inches). Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They arehunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands which are relatively small in...
Old Fine Large Kuba Raffia – BUSHOONG – DR Congo
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 46,0 x cm. 220,0 (18.11" x 86.61"). This bark cloth is made by beating a layer just under the bark until it's not thin and pliableis and is the central area of the long prom dresses for decoration and added prestige. This piece...
Mossi Fabric – Man’s Robe – Burkina Faso
1980′. Cotton. Fabric made from 13 strips sewn together. Cm. 146,0 high x cm. 100 width (57.48″ x 39.37″). Narrow strips of handwoven cotton – 11 cm in wide – are stitched together into a whole cloth, then dip dyed several times in indigo and embroidered. The indigo colour has...
Mbuti-Pygmy BARKCLOTH – Ituri Rainforest, DR Congo
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 85,0 x 43,0 (33.46 x 16.93 Inches). Mbuti-Pygmy Tribe Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They arehunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands which are relatively...
Old Berber Wedding Headdress – Kufiya – Tunisia
Mid 20th century. Cotton, silk, velvet. The piece is cm. 85,5 in length (33.66″); cm. 96,0 with the silk popons (38,5""). For similar example see pag 45 of “Costumi e Tessuti dell’Africa – Dai Berberi agli Zulu” – collezione Zaira e Marcel Mis, by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Freida Sorber, Anne van...
Mbuti-Pygmy BARKCLOTH – Ituri Rainforest, DR Congo
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 68,0 x 41,0 (26.77 x 16.14 Inches). Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They arehunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands...
Fine Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania
Approx. cm. 90,0 x 79,0 (35.43” x 31.10”). Authentic straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Excellent conditions. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of...
Mbuti-Pygmy BARKCLOTH – Ituri Rainforest, DR Congo
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 76,5 x 40,0 (30.12 x 15.75 Inches). Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They arehunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands which are relatively small...
Old Kuba Raffia Cloth – BUSHOONG – DR Congo
Early to mid 20th century. Raffia Vinifera fibers. Approximately cm. 66,0 x cm. 64,0 (28.98 x 25.20 inches). The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women and...