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#222k60 Superb Kuba Cloth - Bushoong – DR Congo 126 Long by 23.5" w

#222k60 Superb Kuba Cloth - Bushoong – DR Congo 126 Long by 23.5" w

Regular price $679.15 USD
Regular price $1,000.00 USD Sale price $679.15 USD
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Superb Fine weaving Kuba Cloth - BUSHOONG – DR Congo Raffia Vinifera fibers.

with amazing geometric forms and design 

 very good condition

23.5" w by 126" long

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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