id:			110831
accession number:	1929.355
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.355
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:13.676000

Back Skirt / Sitting Pad (negbe), before 1929. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker. Plant fibers and dye; overall: 24.1 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsers 1929.355

title:				Back Skirt / Sitting Pad (negbe)
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creation date:			before 1929
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1929
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creditline:			Gift of the African Art Sponsers
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker
technique:	Plant fibers and dye
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 24.1 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Purchased by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Ekibondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then-Belgian Congo)
	date: 1928
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	The African Art Sponsors (and the Gilpin Players?)
	date: 1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by Gift
	date: 1929–
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