Ceremonial Skirt

Provenance

Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium, by 1985; sold to Andreas Moraga, San Francisco, Calif., 1985; sold to the Art Institute, 1985.

Ceremonial Skirt

Kuba

1900/25

Accession Number

110062

Medium

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; edged with cut fringe

Dimensions

83.6 × 537 cm (32 7/8 × 211 3/8 in.)

Classification

needlework (visual works)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Edward E. Ayer Endowment, a memorial to Charles L. Hutchinson by his great friend and admirer; Samuel P. Avery and Maurice D. Galleher endowments