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Garment (Nkutu)

Kongo peoples

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The black pigment in triangular shapes across the surface of this classic prestige garment suggests the spots of a leopard, a creature associated with ultimate power in the animal kingdom.

Garment (Nkutu), Pineapple fiber (Ananas sativus Schult.), sedge fiber (Cyperus rotundus Linn.), pigment, Kongo peoples

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Garment (Nkutu), Pineapple fiber (Ananas sativus Schult.), sedge fiber (Cyperus rotundus Linn.), pigment, Kongo peoples
Garment (Nkutu), Pineapple fiber (Ananas sativus Schult.), sedge fiber (Cyperus rotundus Linn.), pigment, Kongo peoples

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