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African Textiles - 3
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Here are more examples of African textile art from the Congo and Cameroon. To see textile art from other parts of the world, go to our HOME page. NOTE: Click on the title or inventory numbers below for full views and large details of each textile.
	Woman with waist wrap of patterned raffia. Congo coast, 17th century. Cavazzi, 1694.

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
20"x 47."
Raffia flat stitching
W-8717

Lega Hat
Eastern Congo
7"x 14"
Raffia, clam shells, buttons and
glass beads
W-4199

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
22½"x 63½"
Raffia cut pile and flat embroidery
W-8712

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
18"x 43"
Raffia cit pile and flat embroidery
W-9275

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
22"x 49"
Raffia cut pile and flat embroidery
W-8725

Crocheted Hat
Cameroon
6½"x 6"
Crocheted cotton with wrapped,
protruding ornaments
W-4559

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
24"x 48"
Raffia cut pile and flat embroidery
W-8724

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
20½"x 37"
Raffia embroidery
W-8730

Boutala Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
22"x 60"
Raffia cut pile and flat embroidery
W-8710

Rashaida Bedouin Hats
Eastern Sudan
Metallic beading
E-704
E-705

N'Denguese Belt
Kuba. The Congo
4"x 69"
Cowries, fur, glass beads, seeds
on raffia/cotton base
W-8706

Shoowa Waist Wrap
Kuba. The Congo
21"x 51"
Raffia embroidery
W-7562

Cache Sexe
Cameroon
9"x 13½"
Metal and reed
A-5975

Luena warriors, Angola, with raffia wrap-around skirts. Circa 1900. Archive: Linden-Museum, Stuttgart

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