Raffia currency textile (nkuta)
About early 20th century
Medium/TechniqueWoven raffia palm leaf fiber
DimensionsHeight x width (dimensions without fringe): 56.2 × 62.2 cm (22 1/8 × 24 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey B. Spurr
Accession number2020.159
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ProvenanceApril 2004, sold by a dealer in Brussels, Belgium to Jeffrey Spurr, Cambridge, MA; 2020, gift of Jeffrey Spurr to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
About early 20th century
mid 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
Possibly late 19th century
Probably early 20th century
Probably early 20th century
Probably early 20th century
mid-20th century
about 1900