Skirt (Nshak)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (lower body)
Culture
Kuba
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MediumRaffia panels and cotton
Dimensions31 × 203 in. (78.7 × 515.6 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.28
DescriptionNshak are midcalf-length skirts worn by Kuba women in the Democratic Republic of Congo made of red and white raffia weaving. Usually, men will make the base cloth (a process that includes dyeing and softening raffia leaves and then weaving them into cloth) and women will decorate the skirts with embroidery in black thread or patches of cloth. Nshak can be betrothal gifts woven for a bride by her husband-to-be and decorated by his female relatives.On View
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mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century