An Important Ntshak or Dance Cloth, Kuba, Zaire or Congo eth - Lot 107

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An Important Ntshak or Dance Cloth, Kuba, Zaire or Congo eth - Lot 107
An Important Ntshak or Dance Cloth, Kuba, Zaire or Congo ethnic group A Kuba dancing skirt from a noble person of the Kuba ethnic group, Zaire or Congo. Remarkable Ntshak with raffia velvet and raffia embroidery. Good general condition. A similar Ntshak is published in the magazine Hali Mag. 1996 ; issue 85 ; page 109, and described as Bushoong woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba Kingdom, Zaire, ca 1870 - 1900. Raffia, embroidery on plainweave ground. 074 x 166 cm. MFAB, J.W. & J. M Elliot Fund, inv 1995-90. Bibliography: Collective work, Au Royaume du Signe. Appliqués sur toile des Kuba, Zaire. Edited by ADAM BIRO -DAPPER, Paris, 1990. 1st quarter of the 20th century 068 x 182 cm
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