This impressive garment has been made from fine strands of raffia fibre woven into strips on a hand loom, which have then been sewn together. This nineteenth-century garment, from the DRC, would have been worn as a symbol of prestige by a Teke chief.
Estimated Period: 19th Century
Ex Emmanuel Ameloot Collection, Belgium
Height of Custom-Made Mount: 120cm
Width of Custom-Made Mount: 204cm
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