KUBA BARKCLOTH TEXTILES, DRC




KUBA
Barkcloth 51
80" long x 28" wide
$1000



KUBA
Barkcloth 53
44.5" long x 16.5" wide
$300

KUBA
Barkcloth 55
44" long x 18.5" wide
SOLD



KUBA
Barkcloth 14
72" long x 26" wide
$600

KUBA
Barkcloth 59
51" long x 19" wide
$200

KUBA
Barkcloth 60
45" long x 15.5" wide
$200

KUBA
Barkcloth 61
50" long x 18.5" wide
$200


The Kuba barkcloth textiles below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

KUBA
Barkcloth 48
43" long x 17" wide
SOLD

KUBA
Barkcloth 54
51" long x 18.5" wide
SOLD

KUBA
Barkcloth 64
58" long x 23" wide
SOLD

KUBA
Barkcloth 65
44" long x 23.5" wide
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

KUBA, BARKCLOTH TEXTILES, DRC

These special wraps were worn outside, or on top of, the long dance dresses for added decoration and prestige. The central area is barkcloth, made by beating a layer from just under the tree bark until it is thin and pliable. Numbers 52-65 are painted in typically Kuba geometric abstract patterns, similar to those on their barkcloth dance costumes. One end, usually, and the two sides are embellished with raffia borders, which can be quilted, embroidered, tufted, tie-dyed or tasseled.

CARE: The cloths are not fragile and can be pinned onto a wall or panel for display, or framed like a work on paper.

CONDITION REPORTS: Each individual page lists issues of holes, tears and bleeding.


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