Object Details
- Label Text
- This extremely fine raffia cloth is from the collection of a Belgian colonial official, who acquired it from 1905 to 1927. Although its exact use is uncertain, it resembles the larger pieces of fine raffia cloth that were used as currency by several Congo peoples.
- Description
- Natural and yellow striped raffia cloth with fringe.
- Provenance
- Emil E.O. Gorlia, Belgian Congo, 1905-1927 to before 1977
- Sandford M. Harris, Oak Harbor, Washington, before 1977 to 1999
- Exhibition History
- The Art of African Currency, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., April 4-November 22, 2002
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Undetermined artist
- Date
- Early 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of S. M. Harris
- Medium
- Raffia
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30.7 x 26.5 cm (12 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Textile and Fiber Arts
