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Teke, Democratic Republic of Congo. - Strong batch...

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Teke, Democratic Republic of Congo. - Strong batch of loincloths. 160 x 169 ;180 x 60 cm. - Square and rectangular loincloths with fringed borders. Dim. 53 x 55 ; 63 x 54 ; 50 x 59 cm ; 61 x 44 ; 62 x 48 ; 90 x 46 ; 52 x 54 ; 52 x 61 ; 64 x 62 ; 54 x 70 ; 54 x 75 cm. - Nine small loincloths of raffia with bangs at the ends. - Rectangular bands of 154 x 59 and 148 x 67 cm. - Embroidery 192 x 59 ; 58 x 47 ; 58 x 48 cm. Provenance : Collected in-situ by Fernand OLIVEDA, Knight of the Legion of Honor and Chief Administrator of the colonies from 1888 to 1930 (Madagascar, Senegal, Congo). In 1925, he was Chief of the Secretariat of the General Governor of the Middle Congo.