Tomb Cover

1640–1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability) Overall: 210.2 x 102.5 cm (82 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.780

This complete loom piece was woven to cover a human corpse: at the top, a circle to cover the head; below, a long tapering shape for the body. The only decoration on the dark brown ground consists of Kufic inscriptions reserved in beige on bands. The text which was undoubtedly...

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132296
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en
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1954.78
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Terms

तकनीक
compound tabby; silk
माध्यम
compound tabby; silk
विधा
Textile
विभाग
Textiles

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