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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth

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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth: Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery, raffia. Size: 31'' x 15'', 79 x 38 cm (textile); 31.25'' x 15.25'', 79 x 39 cm (stretcher). Ex. C

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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth: Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Mounted in frame. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery, raffia. Sizes: 1) 15.5'' x 31.5'', 39 x 80 cm (textile); 20'' x 36.5'', 51 x 93

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Two Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths: Two Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery. Sizes: 1) 23'' x 16'', 58 x 41 cm (textile); 25'' x 18.5'', 64 x 47 cm (stretcher); 2) 29.5'

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African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC: African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut-pile embroidery. Size: 24.25'' x 21'', (62 x 53 cm).

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African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC: African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia cut-pile embroidery. Size: 26'' x 21.5'', (66 x 55 cm).

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African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC: African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut-pile embroidery. Size: 23.75'' x 24'', (60 x 61 cm).

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African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC: African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC. Mid 20th c. Raffia cut-pile embroidery. Size: 22'' x 25'', (56 x 64 cm).

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African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC: African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia cut-pile embroidery. Size: 24'' x 26.5'', (61 x 67 cm).

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3 African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C.: 3 African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut pile embroidery. Size: ranging from: 22.5'' x 23'', (57 x 58 cm) to 26'' x 29'', (66 x 74 cm).

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Raphia-Plüschgewebe/ Prestige Cloth / Kuba: 58 Raphia-Plüschgewebe Kuba, Shoowa, DR Kongo Raphia. B 55 cm. L 62 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich. Die Shoowa sind eine Ethnie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo und gehörten einst einer p

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3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC: 3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC. Including: 1) a Kuba Dengese prestige cloth, late 19th-early 20th C. raffia, cut pile embroidery. Size: 22'' x 27'' (56 x 69 cm); 2) Shoowa cloth, raffia, cut pile

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3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC: 3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut-pile embroidery. Ranging in size from: 11.5'' x 25.5'' x '' (29 x 65 x cm) to 23.5'' x 12'' x '' (60 x 30 x cm).

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Four Antique or Vintage African Kuba Cloths: Circa 1900. Each having vivid patterns and tribal designs. Largest: L25 3/4" W25"

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Large Antique Ashanti Kente Cloth Textile African Art: A Very large vintage Ashanti cloth textile, woven from countless small strips of hand woven cotton textiles. A Vintage to antique example with actual use and wear as a royal or prestige garment.Measur

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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth

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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth. Balanced plain weave, cut pile and stem-stitch embroidery. Mounted on stretcher. Size: 24'' x 22.5'', 61 x 57 cm (textile); 27'' x 26'', 69 x 66 cm (stretcher). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

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Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth

Name: Antique African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth
SKU: 114612627
Price: 500 USD
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