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decoration (household miscellany)

Unknown1996/1996

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Horniman Museum and Gardens
London, United Kingdom

Ceiling decoration, composed of two wire hoops covered with red and green wool, which is wound around it in a spiral. The two hoops are joined by lengths of thread, on which are strung dried peas. Each hoop is also ornamented with six wool pompoms of different colours, with more pompoms hanging from the threads in the centre. There are 16 pompoms in total.

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  • Title: decoration (household miscellany)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: 1996/1996
  • donor:: Wronska-Friend, Maria 
  • culture: Polish
  • Physical Dimensions: w400 x h500 x d380 mm (Complete)
  • Acquisition: Poland, Eastern Europe, Europe
  • Provenance: Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Type: Antropology: Poland
  • Rights: http://www.horniman.ac.uk/footer/terms-and-conditions
  • External Link: Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Medium: metal; wire; wool; seed; thread
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