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18 September 2026

Reconstructed retrospectively on 2026-10-21 from reviewed sources originally published on this date. This is not an edition published by AFROSCOPE Daily at the time, and it is not an exhaustive record. Original source dates and credits remain on every story.

Historic Kuba raffia overskirt with brown and ochre geometric patterns on a neutral background. — Context: Kuba ceremonial overskirt, circa 1900, not Kadima Muadianvita’s painting or the textile that inspired it.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of William B. Goldstein, 1999. Public domain. · Public domain

NewsCentral Africa

Kadima Muadianvita honours Kuba weaving through contemporary painting

ACP reports on Kadima Muadianvita’s painting inspired by a palm-fibre textile given to him during a visit to the Kuba kingdom. The Congolese artist depicts its maker and carries the textile’s patterns into the background, connecting inherited craftsmanship with contemporary painting and the transmission of cultural memory.

Agence Congolaise de Presse18 Sept 2026