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Raffia Cloth

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Mbuun
MEDIUM Raffia
DATES 19th century
DIMENSIONS 24 3/8 x 26 1/2 in. (61.0 x 66.0 cm)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 22.243
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
PROVENANCE Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by 1922, acquired by François Poncelet of Brussels, Belgium; 1922, purchased from François Poncelet by Stewart Culin in Brussels for the Brooklyn Museum.
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