Vintage African Tribal Kuba Kasai Raffia Textile 23" by 22"

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This impressive Kuba Kasai Velvet Boutallah raffia textile from Zaire, Africa, features a geometric pattern handcrafted from raffia palm fibers. … Read more This impressive Kuba Kasai Velvet Boutallah raffia textile from Zaire, Africa, features a geometric pattern handcrafted from raffia palm fibers. Dyed by women and woven by men, it measures approximately 23" by 22" and is remarkable in person. The Kuba (Bakuba) people are renowned for their intricate fabric-making tradition, involving the entire family in a meticulous process of soaking, beating, hand-working, and scraping to achieve the fabric’s characteristic fine, silk-like texture. See less