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 tracethey 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 embroideryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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 womenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 available
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 traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe fascinating geometrical patterns always have a specific meaning - these patterns are also seen in body scarring of kuba men and womenthey are extremely laborious to make, men are responsible for making the palm fibres supple and weaving them, the women do the embroideryorigin: i got it from my uncle who is from congo and who is a (ba)kuba himselfplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 production of a single rug takes 4–6 months (!)
44 €
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It 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 catawikitraditional loincloth that was originally used as a wedding carpet but is now used as a decorative item in europeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecareful shipping via colissimo, with trackinghighly decorative, they can be used, for example, as a headboard or table decoration or simply stretched out and hung to a wallcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €