Wrap

Shawl

2003-82-498

From: Africa | East Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-82-498
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Africa | East Africa
Section African
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven | Printed
Description

A cotton wrap or shawl machine woven and printed in two shades of red & white; running lengthwise are 2 white rectangles each containing 5 simple flowers with 8 petals in light & dark red with white centers; the rectangles are bordered by solid dark red; white circles and curved designs, edged with light red, are on the dark red border.

Length 171.5 cm
Width 123 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.763 - Other Number

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