KUBA RAFFIA TEXTILE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1980: item #554866

Kuba Peoples, Congo. A traditional 'cut-pile' raffia textile, measuring approximately 17.5" - 45 cm.

BAKUBA RAFFIA TEXTILE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1980: item #554862

Bakuba Peoples, Congo. A traditonal Bakuba raffia 'cut-pile' textile, measuring approximately 21" (54 cm.)

SUPERB DIDA RAFFIA SKIRT

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1940: item #518152

Dida Tribe, Ivory Cost, Africa, early twentieth century. The Dida made these beautiful plaited raffia tube skirts until the early 1950's, and no longer make them. Their use of natural color, tie-dyed, and the protuberances woven into the skirt to add accentuation, to add a three-dimensionality to their weavings, are hallmarks of Dida work - the true masters of raffia weaving, among all of the world's peoples. These unique textiles, these distinctive wonderful weavings, are represented in museu... Click for details

SUPERB DIDA RAFFIA SKIRT

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1940: item #518147

Dida Tribe, Ivory Coast, Africa, early twentieth century. The Dida tribe made these beautiful plaited raffia tube skirts until the early 1950's, and no longer make them. Their use of natural color, tie-dyed, and the protuberances woven into the skirt to add accentuation, to add a three-dimensionality to their weavings, are hallmarks of Dida work - the true masters of raffia weaving, among all of the world's peoples. These unique textiles, these distinctive wonderful weavings, are represented in ... Click for details

AFRICAN MEDICINE MAN OR SHAMAN SHIRT, LIBERIA

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1970: item #295667
96.71HD

Brought out of Liberia in the mid 20th century by a mining engineer, this African Medicine Man's or Shaman's shirt (96.71HD) was once worn by a member of the Poro Society, a pan-tribal, secret organization of which little is generally known. Measuring 25" in length, and made from a coarse burlap type material that has dyed black circles and is decorated with innumerable packets of 'juju' (magical and protective charms) and cowry (said to represent the gent's female conquests!), this original shi... Click for details

Lively African textile: Zaire

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1930: item #106295
CHG 0604

Vintage African material from Zaire; nicely appliqued and done in four sections. A lively, abstract design.

Dimensions: 8' x 20"

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Mexican Sterling Silver Overlay Cordial Glasses

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles Pre 1950: item #709362
896c

We are pleased to offer 6 marked Sterling Silver .925 Mexico Overlay miniature overlay glasses. These are beautiful Mexican overlay and marked .925 sterling with the makers mark. Each cordial measures 3 inches tall x 1 1/4 inches in diameter. The sterling and the glass inserts are all in good condition. Plesae note that we are offering some other very nice Mexican overlay pieces that match these glasses so please browse our shop.