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Shepherd displays a ceremonial or “dance” skirt made by the Kuba peoples of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kuba skirts are woven from raffia fibers and adorned with dyed, appliqued and embroidered patches.

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UM law school alumna donates African art collection to museum
July 7, 2024 midnight

UM law school alumna donates African art collection to museum

She remembers drawing patterns with a compass and protractor as a child and papering her bedroom walls – when allowed by her mother – in burlap. Decades later, traveling around the country for work and pleasure, she developed an affinity for African fabrics and slowly assembled the extensive collection of textiles and art that she is gifting to UM’s Montana Museum of Art and Culture.