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<em></em>This assertive pattern, dated to 1912‑1942, shows how Kuba fabrics were meant to reinforce royal power by capturing the eye and not allowing it to rest.

A Great African Kingdom Tells Its History In Fabulous Royal Clothes

Oct 20, 2018
An exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art finds political power in dizzying patterns from the Kuba Kingdom — located in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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