Raffia cushions / Showa design Start Price USD 299.00 Current Price USD 299.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location Miami, Florida See more about 'Raffia cushions / Showa design' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0                     Be sure to add me to your favorites list!                   Check out my other items!       Free shipping within the USAFace: Cut Pile Raffia / Showa / cushion all new material except of the raffia panel / backing: cotton velvet, inside cushion: goose feather down / cotton fringe.We can exchange the inside feather cushion with a cushion of synthetic material.KUBA cluster / Democratic Republic of KongoThe SHOOWA peopleThe SHOOWA tribe integrated into the KUBA tribal confederation in the 17th century. The peaceful addition of the SHOOWA marks the high point of the KUBA empire. The SHOOWA are of SONGO-MENO origin, and therefore  of the MONGO group.They were the last to join the KUBA empire, and have retained their own language.The SHOOWA introduced the practice of dense cut-pile work accentuated with continuous embroidery, a technique which spread to the whole region Place a Bid!