LARGE MANGBETU BARKCLOTH SAMPLE MOUNTED ON PANEL

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD > A large Mangbetu barkcloth panel decorated with repeated dark geometric motifs, including triangles and angular linear bands. The rectangular cloth is mounted within a supporting frame or panel. Mangbetu barkcloth was made by working tree bark into a flexible sheet and could be worn as a wrapper. Painted geometric designs joined the treatment of the body with other arts of surface decoration. > > Size: 1310mm x 800mm; Weight: g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s�2014; Ex. Colette Gysele Nov. 2009. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimate:£500

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