Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa November 8, 2011

The textiles of the Kuba kingdom are among the most distinctive and spectacular works of African art. While they have fascinated artists, collectors and designers for over a century, this will be the first major museum exhibition in the U.S. to showcase the artistic inventiveness and graphic power of Kuba ceremonial dance skirts within a wide-ranging survey of Kuba design. More than 50 exceptional 19th- and early 20th-century objects will be on view, including ceremonial skirts, !velvet' tribute cloths, headdresses and basketry from the permanent collection of The Textile Museum, the National Museum of African Art, and several private collections.