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Kuba

Woman's Skirt

Possibly 18th century
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching joined by pearl stitches; edged with lateral looping stitches
77 × 37.4 cm (30.3 × 14.7 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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