Kuba Raffia – BUSHOONG – DR Congo

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Kuba Raffia – BUSHOONG – DR Congo

 

Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Without fringes approximately cm. 66,0 x cm. 116,0 (25.98″ x 41.73″). 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 children belonging to the same family. Each piece must be soaked, beaten, and then worked and scraped by hand, so as to assume its typical characteristics of fine silk-like.

Price: 139,0 Euro

Shipping: 10,0 Euro

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