Woman's ceremonial skirt (ntchak)
1850–80
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd raffia; plain weave embroidered with raffia and appliquéd with cotton trade cloth
Dimensions87.6 x 645 cm (34 1/2 x 253 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1995.89
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
about 1960
19th century
1850–65
early 20th century
about 1900
20th century
20th century
late 19th century
1960s-1980s