Fragment
Unknown Maker
Fragment of a mantle border solidly embroidered in tan, red, blue and green. Design shows shaman or deity figures facing in alternating directions, surrounded by birds and animals; with a looped and twisted fringe on one edge.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
600-300 BC
Medium: wool embroidery, cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in stem stitch on plain weave foundation Label: cotton embroidered with wool in stem stitch
1944-89-1
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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