Artworks

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; with drawnwork embroidered in overcast stitches; pulled thread work embroidered in buttonhole stitches; and embroidered in stem stitches; three panels pieced · 1934

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in running stitches cut to form pile; couching; two panels joined · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile; couching · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in overcast and stem with running stitches cut to form pile; couching · 1901

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered with raffia · 1901

Kuba

Center field: raffia, plain weave; stamped or painted; borders: alternating bands of cotton and raffia, plain and twill weaves; resist dyed, painted, or stamped; and raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in running stitches cut to form pile; all edged with raffia, plain weave with knotted, cut pompons; end: raffia, plain weave; tie-dyed; joined with raffia yarns in pearl stitches · 1901

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; edged with cut fringe · 1900

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches · 1900

Kuba

Wood · 1875

Kuba

Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, feathers, raffia, fur, fabric, thread, monkey hair, and bells · 1875

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1875

Kuba

Wood, pigment, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, and thread · 1875

Kuba

Raffia, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd with plain weaves; embroidered in pearl stitches; edged with knotted pom poms · 1875

Kuba

Raffia, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd with plain weaves in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches; edged with bands of cotton, warp-stripe warp-float faced twill weave; cotton, plain weave; pieced and hemmed in slip and pearl stitches; and cotton, warp-float faced alternating float weave; joined with raffia in pearl and twisted insertion stitches · 1875

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in buttonhole, pearl, and stem stitches, and running stitches cut to form pile; edged with raffia and hemp, plain weave, 2:2 oblique interlacing, and raffia-wrapped-raffia cord · 1875

Kuba

Wood, metal, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, pigment, seeds, thread, and leather · 1875

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave and cotton, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with raffia, plain weave in pearl stitches · 1875

Kuba

Wood, copper alloy, and iron · 1850