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Kurdish Amulet
Lillian Elliott (American, 1930–1994)
American
1993
Medium/Technique
Stitched bark, plaited splints, cotton plain weave, hand painted with acrylic pigments
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 x 7 in. (33 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2012.1249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsFiber arts
DescriptionWoven basket, organized into three sections, painted green-yellow, red, and white with spots, trimmed with hanging fringe off top lip of each section.
ProvenanceJune 1993, sold by the Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA to Mrs. Farago, Little Compton, RI; 2012, year-end gift of the Daphne Farago Collection to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)