Accession No
E 1907.63
Description
Rectangular grey merino cloth. It is decorated with pink, blue, green and brown embroidered floral designs in a boarder around the edge. There is an arch of floral design in the central part with a bunch of flowers or a flowering tree.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
Weld-Blundell, Herbert Joseph [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1907.63; MAA: AR 1908.610
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wool; ?Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
1100mm x 1440mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
A cloth of white merino, embroidered with floral designs in silk.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
The cloth is rather dirty and has embroidered designs in brown, green, yellow and pink. The floral motifs are arranged along the border of the rectangular piece. There is an arch of floral design in the central part with a bunch of flowers or a flowering tree.
Event Date 15/6/2005
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (Related Documents)
'Label stuck on cloth reads: "Embroidered cloth Abyssinia H. Weld-Blundell ?ET".
Event Date 15/6/2005
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular grey merino cloth. It is decorated with pink, blue, green and brown embroidered floral designs in a boarder around the edge. There is an arch of floral design in the central part with a bunch of flowers or a flowering tree.
Event Date 24/2/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:105933
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