COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.89.111.1
amicoid
MIA_.89.111.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Textiles
oty
Textiles
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Kuba
crn
Kuba
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; Central African; Congolese
crc
African; Central African; Congolese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
weavers
crr
weavers
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Kuba
crt
Kuba
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Skirt
otn
Skirt
Title
false
View:
Front
rid
Front
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
oct
20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
ocs
1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1999
oce
1999
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
tie-dyed raffia
omd
tie-dyed raffia
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
woven
clt
woven
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
L.224 x W.24 in.(irregular)
met
L.224 x W.24 in.(irregular)
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
oon
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
oop
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
89.111.1
ooa
89.111.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Fund
ooc
The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
In the Congo Basin of central Africa, raffia was traditionally the only fiber used for weaving. Bakuba weavers use the fiber as it comes off the palm leaf and thus raffia cloths are rarely more than four feet square. The individual squares are dyed and then sewn together to create opulent clothing. This skirt is made from nine pieces of tie-dyed raffia cloth. Long, patterned wraparound skirts like this one are garments of prestige for wealthy women.
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<P>In the Congo Basin of central Africa, raffia was traditionally the only fiber used for weaving. Bakuba weavers use the fiber as it comes off the palm leaf and thus raffia cloths are rarely more than four feet square. The individual squares are dyed and then sewn together to create opulent clothing. This skirt is made from nine pieces of tie-dyed raffia cloth. Long, patterned wraparound skirts like this one are garments of prestige for wealthy women. </P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.12830c.tif
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MIA_.12830c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false