Prestige textile of square shape
Probably early 20th century
Medium/Techniqueplain weave; raffia fiber
DimensionsHeight x length: 57.2 × 58.4 cm (22 1/2 × 23 in.)
Credit LineTextile Curators Fund
Accession number2020.150
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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
Probably early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
20th century
Late 19th to early 20th century
1960s
1960s?