Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover

17th–18th century, inventoried 1737

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

In 1825 the holdings of the Danish Royal Kunstkammer were transferred to a series of public museums, including the National Museum in Copenhagen. Among them were nine Kongo cushion covers featuring embellishment that embraces variations on the classic over-and-under interlace design.

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Title: Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Date: 17th–18th century, inventoried 1737
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Angola
Culture: Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
Medium: Raffia
Dimensions: 24 in. (61 cm) x 24 in. (61 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing