id:			171076
accession number:	2013.5
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.5
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:37.958000

Woman's Skirt, late 1800s–about 1906–12. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbuun-style weavers and embroiderers. Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and dye; overall: 73.7 x 102.9 cm (29 x 40 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund 2013.5

title:				Woman's Skirt
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creation date:			late 1800s–about 1906–12
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1917
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creditline:			Alma Kroeger Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbuun-style weavers and embroiderers
technique:	Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and dye
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 73.7 x 102.9 cm (29 x 40 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		African art rotation
	opening date:   2018-03-05T05:00:00
	<i>African art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 5, 2018-February 19, 2019).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Emile Lejeune by field collection in the Belgian Congo
	date: collected c. 1896-1906
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	Lejeune family by descent
	date: ?-until 2011
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	(Andres Moraga Textile Art, San Francisco, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2013
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Picton, John, and John Mack. <em>African Textiles</em>. London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications, 1989.
	page number: 	p.199-200
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 41
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IMAGES

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