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Superbly Embroidered Dowry Bag with dense work on both sides
Extremely detailed
The figures are small and densely laid out on this small textile
Comparison with other similar examples suggests that this is pre 1900
Note the motifs created by the blank spaces
1781 Rare Vintage Kuba Beaded Belt with Shells Less than $2500 Superbly Embroidered Dowry Bag withVintage Kuba beaded belt with uncommon Congo cowrie shells With beads in three colors sand cowrie shells of two types from the Kuba People. This belt is a part of a larger ensemble Note the two large knots. Note also the clusters of unique cowrie shells with undulating uneven edges (last few photos have details). The inclusion of these twenty+ shells elevated the value of the belt even at the time of production. Because cowrie shells embodied wealth,
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