Woman's Ceremonial Overskirt (Primary Title)
prestige cloth (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Kuba
raffia palm fiber
Place Made,Democratic Republic of Congo
Overall: 21 3/8 × 63 1/8 in. (54.29 × 160.34 cm)
2011.535
Not on view
Gift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Frère Joseph-Aurelien Cornet and in celebration of VMFA's 75th anniversary
Fortune, Courage, Love: Arts of Africa’s Akan and Kuba Kingdoms from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia, March 28 - July 12, 2015; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, September 26, 2015 - January 3, 2016; Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia, January 16 - March 6, 2016

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