Raffia fabric, embroidered with geometric motifs

Raffia fabric with embroidery, a so-called Kasai fabric, after the original geographical origin of the cloth. Such fabrics are used as dowries, worn as garments or intended as burial gifts. \Each piece of cloth has a symbolic meaning and is at least a personal expression. Behind the complex patterns lies a mythology and world of thought all its own. \The weaving is done by men, while women apply t…