{"product_id":"1355-vintage-lg-african-tribal-kuba-kasai-velvet-raffia-textile-32-5","title":"#1355 Vintage LG  African Tribal Kuba Kasai Velvet Raffia Textile 32.5\"","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nThis vintage Kuba Kasai Velvet Boutallah raffia textile from Zaire, Africa, with  a geometric pattern hand woven from raffia palm fibers. Dyed by women and woven by men, it measures approximately 32.5\" by 26.5\" and is striking in person. The Kuba (Bakuba) people are renowned for their intricate fabric-making process involving the entire family. Each piece undergoes soaking, beating, hand-scraping, and careful working to achieve its distinctive silk-like texture and fine quality.\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Ethnika.antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49880108564635,"sku":"1355","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/7495\/2328\/files\/IMG_3743-Photoroom.jpg?v=1792600381","url":"https:\/\/ethnikaantiques.com\/products\/1355-vintage-lg-african-tribal-kuba-kasai-velvet-raffia-textile-32-5","provider":"Ethnika Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}