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Prestige wrap

Probably early 20th century
Medium/Techniqueplain weave; raffia fiber, no fringe
DimensionsHeight x length: 114.3 × 281.9 cm (45 × 111 in.)
Credit LineTextile Curators Fund
Accession number2020.149
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
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.
Prestige textile of square shape
Probably early 20th century
Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Sitting mat
20th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
Late 19th to early 20th century