Woman's Skirt

late 1800s–about 1906–12 Overall: 73.7 x 102.9 cm (29 x 40 1/2 in.) Source image
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Mbuun men wove and embroidered wrap skirts like this for women to wear on special occasions. Gently color-shifted patterns (lubawa) along the central panels were achieved by “floating” wefts (selectively covering over vertical, or warp, threads with horizontal, or weft, thread...

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