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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