Our vintage Kuba pillow covers are both rare and beautiful.  Made from authentic ceremonial Kuba cloth in the Congo, our covers can be used as pillows or wall hangings.  Kuba cloth is made from natural handwoven raffia and adorned with cut-pile or flat-weave applique, cowry shells and embroidery.  Each pillow is 100% natural, the raffia dyed with mud, vegetables or substances from the camwood tree.  The designs represent a wide variety of meanings including social and marital status, age, family ties, to name a few.  Each patch is symbolic and often arranged in patterns to tell a story.  The process of making the raffia cloth is quite time-consuming and often takes weeks to make a small simple piece. 

One-of-a-kind Vintage Kuba cloth! 
This pillow cover features black & natural raffia cloth in a checkerboards pattern and small appliqued shapes.  16" x 16" with black 100% cotton back and hidden zipper. Dry clean only.