African Kuba Cloth

Kuba cloth is made of raffia by the Kuba peoples of Zaire. Men weave the fabric and women embellish it. See some of the close-ups to see the embellishment.

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These African Kuba cloth pieces are from Susan Druding's collection and were photographed with a Nikon Coolpix digital camera.

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