Vintage Showa Cloth Cushion - 25.6 Crime A hand-carved Ngaady Mwaash mask

A hand-carved Ngaady Mwaash mask from the Kuba people of the Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Origin: West Indies

or with dried botanicals

24cm H × 10cm W × 10cm D

5cm D x 40cm H

Vintage Showa Cloth Cushion - 25.6 Crime A hand-carved Ngaady Mwaash maskThis cushion is made from genuine Showa cloth a prized Kuba textile from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Worked in handwoven raffia cut pile by Kuba men and embroidered by women, the reverse is finished without visible stitching, a sign of remarkable craftsmanship. Bold, rhythmic geometry gives each cushion its character, and historically these cloths were valuable enough to trade as currency. Handmade and one of a kind, with small natural