Man's dance skirt
mid-20th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of Congo
Medium/TechniquePlain weave raffia, stitched-cane resist dyed with indigo
DimensionsOverall: 67.3 x 239.4 cm (26 1/2 x 94 1/4 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number2012.88
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1981, sold by an unknown African trader, Cambridge, MA, to Deborah Garner, Leyden, MA; 2012, sold by Deborah Garner to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2012)
late 19th or early 20th century
first half 20th century
19th century
late 19th century
Fukumoto Shihoko
20th century
20th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
about 1900