Sujet
These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by men using upright single heddle looms, then sewn together and embroidered using a cut pile technique by women
Légende
These raffia dance skirts were woven in pieces by men using upright single heddle looms, then sewn together and embroidered using a cut pile technique by women, As well as their use by women in dances at rituals, they were stored and presented by family members at burials. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Kuba. Date / Period : 20th century,. Central Congo.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive / Private collection
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A21_401
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36,6Mo (2,7Mo) / 35,0cm x 26,2cm / 4132 x 3094 (300dpi)