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Kuba mat
Textile

Kuba mat

19th-early 20th Century

Woven hanging with geometric patterning in brown and cream with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile embroidery techni...

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mat
Textile

mat

19th-early 20th Century

Kuba mat: with geometric patterning in brown and cream with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile embroidery technique ...

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hanging
Textile

hanging

before 2000

A woven hanging or mat with geometric diamond patterning in brown and cream, with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile...

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