Textile

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/e396419a331250e56039711a793b1a43

Title

Textile

Date

1900\u20131950

Description

Research in Progress
Textile with center panel of raffia sandwiched between a layer of red silk (front) and a layer of yellow-green twill silk. Heavily embroidered in geometrized units of "tree of life" animals and tall crowned figures in couched gold and silver metallic yarns; use of pailettes all over. Edged on three sides with silk gauze striped with supplementary warp bands. Bottom shows knitted cotton lace insertion. Silk fringe at bottom. Loops at sides on top.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-F2F4F546E8582-000001

Type

image

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID%3Achndm_1962-233-33&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Textile,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7703.

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