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Fragment

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Central square with four figures carrying animals and objects in brown, red, green and yellow, framed by a deep border of loops.

Details

Title: Fragment
Location Created: Egypt
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/177070
Medium: Medium: linen warp; wool and linen weft Technique: two pieces sewn together; the top appliquéd to the bottom. Bottom fabric plain weave with bands of weft loops. Top square of tapestry (plain weave with slits, wrapped warps and slanted wefts).
Credit line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer

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