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Skirt


Date20th century
MediumRaffia palm fiber and dye
DimensionsOverall: 201 x 33 in. (510.5 x 83.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.88
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameFiber Art/Tapestry
CultureKuba or Lele people
NationalityCongolese
GeographyDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
On View
On view
Century
  • Twentieth
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesPurdy, Janet, "Catalogue 36: Skirt, Kuba People, Democratic Republic of the Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-36.