Carpet

Continent: Africa From the Handwritten Catalogue 1957-1958: Mat Africa Dimensions: Br. 61 - 66, L. 130 x 134 cm; woven from bast, red-blue bottom m. pattern in blue yellow and black; sewn on the middle. Whole. Lappdirectory: 9 Georg Elmer Göransson lived between 1872-1964. Tissue in a tuskraft of rafia-basins with geometrically embroidered pattern. According to the literature, tissues of this kind were made by tribes living in the area of Kasai in the south of former Belgian Congo, later Zaire. It is talked about in the 16th century the Kuba kingdom. A people within Cuba, the Shoowa tribe, were known for their very special and highly regarded embroidery technique. It was the men in the Shoowa tribe who weaved, while the women embroidered the geometric patterns. Literature: Article in Hemslöjden nr 4/1990, “The sabotaged symmetry,” Olle Nessle, p. 14-15; article in Bohusläningen Monday, 1 November 1937, “Vittberesta bohuslänens tell. Experiences during a 30-year stay in Belgian Congo. Captain Elmer Göransson. People and customs under the glowing sun of the equator.”