AfricanTribal Kuba Cloth - Vintage African offers Decor Kuba Cloth from Zaire - Tribal Kuba Raffia Weave - African Tribal Weaving

Vintage African Kuba Cloth Raffia weaving. Authentic BaKuba cloth from Africa. 17 inches x 19 inches, for making tote bags, African decor items.

Kuba cloth is woven from raffia palm offers leaves. Production of the fine decorative textile is a series of endeavors engaging both men and women. The men are responsible for the growing, tending, harvesting and weaving of the cloth. The women are responsible for preparing it for decoration by pounding the stiff, rough cloth in a large wooden mortar until softened, for hemming and in some cases, treatment with brown, wine-red, black blue or yellow dye from local plant sources. The women create the cut pile embroidered panels as well.

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