Shoowa
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Beautiful textiles made by the shoowa tribe from the kuba kingdomthe splendid shoowa textiles are an essential part of the kuba tribal cultureshoowa textiles are used as currency, or as means of trade, and are an essential part of the dowryorigin: received from my uncle who comes from congo and is himself (ba) kuba recommended literature: shoowa design - african textiles from the kingdom kuba - georges meurant registered shipment with track and traceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe making of 1 textile takes between 4 to 6 months! the fascinating geometrical designs always have a specific meaning - we can also find these motives on the body scarification of kuba men and womenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey are extremely laborious to make - men are in charge of the softening of the palm fibres and of the weaving, the women take care of the embroideryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
59 €
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Gorgeous cloths made by the shoowa tribe in the kuba kingdomthe stunning shoowa cloths are an essential part of tribal kuba cultureshoowa rugs are used as currency and for bartering and they are an essential part of dowriesrecommended literature: shoowa design - african textiles from the kingdom kuba - georges meurant measurements: 81 x 64 and 71 x 62 cm shipping: registered with track and traceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe fascinating geometrical patterns always have a specific meaning - these patterns are also seen in body scarring of kuba men and womenorigin: i got it from my uncle who is from congo and who is a (ba)kuba himselfthey are extremely laborious to make, men are responsible for making the palm fibres supple and weaving them, the women do the embroideryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe production of a single rug takes 4–6 months (!)
44 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is made of palm stalk raffia by craftsmen in the villages of kasai in congo each pattern has a particular meaning and each colour produced from vegetable or mineral pigments is sewn onto the baseare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihighly decorative, they can be used, for example, as a headboard or table decoration or simply stretched out and hung to a wallplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecareful shipping via colissimo, with trackingtraditional loincloth that was originally used as a wedding carpet but is now used as a decorative item in europe
61 €