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A work made of raffia, stripes of plain 1:1 gauze crossings and bands of plain weave and complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats with ground weft and knotted main warp fringe.

Double Panel

Mid–/late 19th century

Possibly Mangbetu Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Raffia, stripes of plain 1:1 gauze crossings and bands of plain weave and complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats with ground weft and knotted main warp fringe

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