The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 10, 2023

Cloth

before 1921

Africa, Central Africa, probably Democratic Republic of Congo

Raffia and dye

Overall: 259 x 121.9 cm (101 15/16 x 48 in.)

Gift of W. A. Price 1921.1521

Location

not on view

Provenance
?–1921
W.A. Price by purchase from the Elder Coin & Curio Co. [Thomas L. Elder], New York, NY 1
1921–
The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift 2

Provenance Footnotes

1 Cataloguing index card in curatorial file
2 Cataloguing index card in curatorial file
Exhibition history

This textile was acquired from the American Museum of Natural History, New York City in 1921 in exchange for objects purchased by the CMA with funds donated by William Albert Price. The AMNH number for the textile was AMNH 1-4410. The AMNH should be contacted to obtain its catalogue information about the textile.

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1521