1 Kuba plainweave raffia cloth (detail), Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century. From a recently acquired collection of 117 Kuba raffia textiles of various sizes and techniques including embroidery, appliqué, patchwork, and resist-dyeing. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 2009 Collectors’ Committee.

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A HALI SPECIAL REPORT

africanJOE LOUX & KATIE SUCKLING

textiles

The disparity between collector interest and market value for the best traditional African textiles, and African art in other mediums, is perhaps greater than pertains for any other area of the traditional textile arts.

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