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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Object record

Kuba-cloth bustier and raffia skirt

1993

Materials

Kuba cloth, woven raffia, silk and embroidery

House / label

Alphadi

Collection

1993

Archive reference

Victoria and Albert Museum · T.60:1to2-2022

Behind the design

The ensemble brings Kuba cloth into a fitted bustier. Its cut-pile surface is made by stitching and trimming raffia fibres into a dense patterned texture.

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