Unknown African
Woman's Skirt with Appliquéd Designs, Ntshakiswepi

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Artist Unknown African

CultureKuba peoples, Bushoong group

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Woman's Skirt with Appliquéd Designs, Ntshakiswepi

Date1850–1925

PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

MediumRaffia

DimensionsOverall (irregular): 32 1/8 × 208 in. (81.6 × 528.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors

Object number91.310

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Department

African Art

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COSTUME & ACCESSORIES

Provenance[Unknown dealer, Europe]; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.

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