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Shield

A work made of linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; embellished with sparrow feathers; wooden rods; braided warp fringe embellished with whelk egg cases and warp fringe knotted to silk.
© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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  • A work made of linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; embellished with sparrow feathers; wooden rods; braided warp fringe embellished with whelk egg cases and warp fringe knotted to silk.

Date:

c. 1967/85

Artist:

Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
New York, United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lenore Tawney

Title

Shield

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1967–1985

Medium

Linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; embellished with sparrow feathers; wooden rods; braided warp fringe embellished with whelk egg cases and warp fringe knotted to silk

Dimensions

78.7 × 25.4 cm (31 × 10 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lenore Tawney

Reference Number

1997.355

Copyright

© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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