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Skirt panel
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Skirt panel

1850–1950
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of Congo
Medium/TechniqueRaffia cut pile embroidery
Dimensions163 x 58 cm (64 3/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Lee D. Gillespie
Accession number1994.27
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Woman's domestic semi-formal coat (ao)
third quarter of the 19th century
Raffia panel
early 20th century
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Sash (obi)
19th century
Headband
A.D. 500–800
Headband
A.D. 500–800
Length of silk for sash (obi)
18th or 19th century