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Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth

Unknown artist, 1900s

64 cm × 59 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 59 cm
Width: 64 cm
Medium: Raffia and dye
Kind: Textile
Made in: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 64 x 58.7 cm (25 3/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 59 cm × 64 cm. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 64 cm × 59 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1900s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: John L. Severance Fund.
How was it made?: Raffia and dye, made in Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century, Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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