- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Patchwork of barkcloth.
- Geographical reference
- Kasai River Kwilu River
- Cultural groups
- Kuba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1909
- Date collected
- 1907 - 1909
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1910
- Materials and processes
- Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Process Patchwork, Process Beaten, Process Stitched
- Dimensions
- Length: max 450 mm, Width 440 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1910.1.120
Search terms: Barkcloth
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