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#5332 African tribal Kuba Kasai Raffia Textile framed 24" by 36"
#5332 African tribal Kuba Kasai Raffia Textile framed 24" by 36"
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Superb large Kuba Kasai Velvet Boutallah Raffia Textile, Zaire Africa with geometric design, hand made of Raffia from Palm tree. Dyed by women and woven by man. It has a geometric design. With wood and acrylic frame
measures approx : 24" by 36" amazing in person
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
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