Back Skirt/Sitting Pad (negbe)

by 1928 Overall: 26 x 33.7 x 10.2 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 4 in.) Source image
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Egbe (singular: negbe) were fashionable and practical garments aristocratic Mangbetu women made for special occasions. Worn over a skirt, it tied onto a girdle along with a frontal “apron.” The curved interior piece rested on the lower back. Thickly woven, flexible natural fib...

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