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
about 1900
early 20th century
20th century