Tunic with Double-headed Serpents

400–200 BCE folded: 68.3 x 65.4 cm (26 7/8 x 25 3/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.17

Gauze weave was used to pattern this tunic with interlocking, double-headed serpents that may have had mythical or supernatural significance. By manipulating the density of the fabric to create the design, the weaver may have sidestepped a limitation of cotton, which did not r...

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