Four mats of grass-cloth sewed together
Medium/TechniqueGrass, woven
Dimensions38 x 76 cm (14 15/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .76 x .38 .70 x .44 .74 x .48 .72 x .465
Credit LineGift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession number87.108
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ProvenanceAbout 1885/1887, acquired in Congo by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1859 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME [see note]; 1887, gift of Rev. Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 20, 1887)
NOTE: Probert traveled to Congo in 1885 for the American Baptist Missionary Union.
NOTE: Probert traveled to Congo in 1885 for the American Baptist Missionary Union.
probably 19th century
about 1990
Bakuba culture