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Item:Pygmy Barkcloth Ituri Rainforest Mbuti Congo Africa

Pygmy Barkcloth Ituri Rainforest Mbuti Congo Africa

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Ended:Nov 05, 200919:06:44 SGT
Bid history:1 bid
Winning bid:US $49.95
Approximately S$ 69.29
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Item number:370282233578
Item location:Denver, CO, United States
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10% of the final sale price will support ASAP Africa- A Self-help Assistance Program
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ASAP mission is to cultivate self-reliance in Southern Africa. With a vision of a world without poverty, ASAP helps rural communities in their efforts to improve their own lives. Projects include Village Savings and Lending, improvement of rural education, and community strengthening through training in vocational and agriculture skills as well as health and nutrition.


Pygmy Barkcloth Ituri Rainforest Mbuti Congo Africa

Type of Object:
Textile
Ethnic Group: Pygmy
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials:
Barkcloth, Pigment
Approximate Age:
Unknown
Dimensions:
16 X 26 Inches
Overall Condition:
Good

Additional Information:
Can be steamed or ironed--I have left this up to the buyer.

The Mbuti people who live in the Ituri rainforest of Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, are one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world.

Since 3500 BC, they have been famed for their rich and extraordinary arts of music and dancing, but until recently, the barkcloth drawings and paintings made by Mbuti women have been virtually unknown in the West.

Originally made as loincloths for ceremonies and dances, these drawings are sophisticated abstract compositions embodying the qualities of improvisation and syncopation that are associated with the African visual and musical sensibility.

Recommended Reading: For more information and similar examples, see MBUTI DESIGN-PAINTINGS BY PYGMY WOMEN OF THE ITURI FOREST. by Meurant and Thompson.

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