Date
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Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; central stripe with extended warp creating a woven looped flap; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging; wool-wrapped overcast stitch bottom edging and pom-pom tassles; attached strap of cotton and wool (camelid) plain weave with complementary patterning warp
Dimensions
18.7 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society
Reference Number
1981.44
Extended information about this artwork
Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1978, July 10-Oct. 10, 1982.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Mexican, Central, and South American Textiles: A Living Legacy, Oct. 28, 1992-Jan. 17, 1993.
Art Institute of Chicago, Twenty Years of Textile Society Collecting, Dec. 20, 1997-Mar. 22, 1998.
Laurie Adelson, Flossmoor, IL; sold by her to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.
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