Woman's Overskirt, by Kuba, 19th century
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Woman's Overskirt

Kuba (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mushenge)

19th century

Medium
Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile
Classification
Costume and Accessories
Dimensions
130.5 × 57.8 cm (51 3/8 × 22 3/4 in.)
Culture
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Tillie C. Cohn Fund and Tillie C. Cohn Fund in memory of her parents, Max and Rose N. Cohn
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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