Murumba/nogetwe fabric piece (Mangbetu? Mbuti?) - EO.1951.25.64
4th quarter of the 19th century. Bark cloth (Ficus sp.). RD Congo. Registered in 1951. Donated by A. Moeller de Laddersous.
Mangbetu and Mbuti pygmy women decorated fabrics made from bark. The number of motifs and their variety and quality determined how beautiful and therefore how valuable the garment was.
