id:			163082
accession number:	2003.90
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.90
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:51.413000

Woman's overskirt (ncaka), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba makers. Raffia, cloth, thread, and dye; overall: 413.2 x 63.6 cm (162 11/16 x 25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2003.90

title:				Woman's overskirt (ncaka)
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1895
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba makers
technique:	Raffia, cloth, thread, and dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 413.2 x 63.6 cm (162 11/16 x 25 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Kuba Textiles: Geometry in Form, Space, and Time
	opening date:   2015-03-01T00:00:00
	<i>Kuba Textiles: Geometry in Form, Space, and Time</i>. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY (organizer) (March 1-June 14, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'African Gallery textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5, 2004-September 8, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2004-08-05T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. Austin Newton, Princeton University; Pierre Loos, Brussels, mid 1980s; [Andres Moraga, 2003]
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Brincard, Marie-Thérèse, and Patricia Darish. Kuba Textiles: Geometry in Form, Space, and Time. 2015.
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	Moraga, Vanessa Drake. "Patterns of Change." HALI; the international journal of Oriental carpets and textiles 184 (Summer 2015): 70-77.
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