Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover

17th–18th century, inventoried 1876

Not on view

Returned to lender

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

This double-sided rectangular cushion cover features a prominent tassel at each corner. The composition of the fabric divides the surface into a grid of squares framed by bold vertical stripes and horizontal bands. The interior of each square is filled with a variation on a double-knot motif.

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Title: Luxury Cloth: Cushion Cover
Date: 17th–18th century, inventoried 1876
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Angola
Culture: Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
Medium: Raffia
Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 31 1/8 in. (51 x 79 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: MIBACT– Polo Museale del Lazio, Museo Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini, Rome
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing