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Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)
Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)
Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.451_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.451_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.295_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.295_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.297_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.297_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.326_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.326_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.333_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.333_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.336_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.336_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.337_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.337_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.343_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.343_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.346_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.346_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.288_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.288_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.285_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.285_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.289_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.289_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.301_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.301_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.303_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.303_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.304_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.304_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.306_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.306_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.307_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.307_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.309_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.309_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.316_26639_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.316_26639_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.317_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.317_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.318_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.318_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.320_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.320_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.367_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.367_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.427_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.427_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.1_26504_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.1_26504_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.1_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.1_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.2_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.2_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.37_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.469.37_top_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.325_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.325_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.341_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.341_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.342_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.342_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.369_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.369_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.391_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.391_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.381_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.381_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.376_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.376_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.358_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.358_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.359_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.359_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.360_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.360_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.361_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.361_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.362_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.362_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.363_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.363_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.364_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.364_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.366_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.366_front_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.368_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.368_threequarter_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.376_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.376_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.295_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.295_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.297_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.297_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.329_side_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.329_side_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.393_print_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.393_print_bw.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.288_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.288_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.283_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.283_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.285_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.285_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.300_26553_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.301_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.301_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.303_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.303_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.307_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.307_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.309_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.309_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.313_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.317_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.317_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.318_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.318_detail_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.344_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_detail1_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.347_detail2_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.355_side_PS5.jpg)

Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.355_side_PS5.jpg)

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Raffia Cloth

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Possibly Kuba
MEDIUM Raffia
  • Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • DATES 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm) L: 24" W: 18" including fringe  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 22.469.37
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by 1922, acquired by François Poncelet of Brussels, Belgium; 1922, purchased from François Poncelet by Stewart Culin in Brussels for the Brooklyn Museum.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Possibly Kuba. Raffia Cloth, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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    Possibly Kuba. <em>Raffia Cloth</em>, 19th century. Raffia, 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (55.0 x 30.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.469.37. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.296_25923_front_PS5.jpg)

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