Vintage Showa Cloth L - 43.3 France Youngsters learn the art of

Youngsters learn the art of weaving to keep the family traditions of these intricate basketry skills going for future generations

Traditionally these beautiful stools are used as prestige objects on market days during important meetings

and skills workshops to its artisans

Drawn to new faces

Vintage Showa Cloth L - 43.3 France Youngsters learn the art ofA vintage Showa cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo a raffia cut pile textile, woven by Kuba men and embroidered by the women, finished so neatly that no stitching shows on the reverse. Prized for their complex geometric patterns and inventive sense of rhythm and balance, each design is unique; the Kuba once traded these cloths as currency. A genuine one off striking framed, as a wall hanging, or laid as a throw or table textile. Size: approx.