Textile 2: Kuba Hand Woven Raffia Heirloom Wrap Skirt from Zaire 8 14mm rounds his friends and neighbors were

his friends and neighbors were afraid of Nak's ghost due to the belief that women who died during childbirth (Phi Tai Thong Klom) created a powerful spirit

in which Buddha taught a variety of subjects

19th Century Venetian hand wound and inlaid lamp beads with extremely double row inlaid raised "Eyes" in brilliant blue color

and in turn

conveying the idea of male and female

Textile 2: Kuba Hand Woven Raffia Heirloom Wrap Skirt from Zaire 8 14mm rounds his friends and neighbors wereKuba Hand Woven Raffia Heirloom Wrap Skirt from Zaire 8 This extraordinary textile was made in the Kuba Kingdom, which is in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. Weaving the raffia fibers into a textile was mostly done by men, however women did the dying and elaborate embroidery. Raffia, which comes from the Raffia Palm Tree, is notoriously difficult to work with. Soaking and pounding were both used to soften the fibers.