Raffia Cloth (#5)
Price: $1,650.00
AMONG THE KUBA PEOPLE, THE
APPLIQUE DESIGNS ARE ABSTRACT
SHAPES. USING A PIECE OF WOVEN
RAFFIA AS A BASE, THESE RECTANGULAR PIECES OF CLOTH ARE
WORN BY THE WOMEN FOR CERTAIN
DANCES WRAPPED AROUND THEIR
HIPS. MODERN ARTISTS SUCH AS
PAUL KLEE HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED
AND INCORPORATE THESE DESIGNS
INTO THEIR WORKS. THE WARM
HARMONIES OF COLOR TONES
TURN THESE FABRICS INTO ABSTRACT PICTURES. THESE RICHLY DECORATED CLOTHS TAKE
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME
TO CREATE, AS THEY ARE HANDWOVEN, STICHED AND DYED. IT IS
HIGHLY PRIZED BECAUSE OF THE
LABOR-INTENSIVE ASPECT OF ITS
PRODUCTION.
17'8" x 31"
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