id:			156224
accession number:	1992.102
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.102
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Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth, 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century. Raffia and dye; overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary 1992.102

title:				Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1990
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creditline:			Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century
technique:	Raffia and dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); Mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

	title:		The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-06-09T00:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).

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CITATIONS

	Sims, Lowery Stokes. The persistence of geometry: form, content, and culture in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
	page number: 	p. 118, color repr. p. 43
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