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Piece of brocade
African
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
54 x 150 cm (21 1/4 x 59 1/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.50 x .54
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground of the main field is deep bluish violet. The all-over design of diamonds, enclosed by irregular bands, is woven with gold thread. Across the ends are violet, red and gold bands. On one side is a broad band woven with red and gold and red and violet.