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Old Fine Kuba Raffia - BUSHOONG - Kasai Velvet – DR Congo
$ 47.49
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Description
Old Fine Kuba Raffia - BUSHOONG - Kasai Velvet – DR CongoRaffia Vinifera fibers.
Approximately cm.
63,0 x cm. 63,0 (24.80" x 24.80")
.
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 charact
eristics of
fine
silk-like.
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