Prestige wrap
Probably early 20th century
Medium/Techniqueplain weave; raffia fiber, weft patterning, weft fringe
DimensionsHeight x length (without fringes): 104.1 × 218.4 cm (41 × 86 in.)
Credit LineTextile Curators Fund
Accession number2020.148
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceBetween about 1878 and 1900, acquired in the Congo by members of the Baptist Missionary Society, London; September 26, 1989, Baptist Missionary Society and others sale, Christie’s, South Kensington, probably part of lot 127 or 128 [see note], to Josh Graham (dealer), London; 2006, sold by Josh Graham to Jeff Spurr, Cambridge, MA; 2020, sold by Jeff Spurr to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
NOTE: Group lots of raffia cloths, which for years these textiles were believed to be.
NOTE: Group lots of raffia cloths, which for years these textiles were believed to be.
Possibly late 19th century
Probably early 20th century
1000–1476
A.D. 1000–1476
A.D. 1100–1476
18th century
about 1855
late 19th to early 20th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
