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Shawl

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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, flax
Catalogue Number
103.05.0057
Description
A long, rectangular, woven shawl of twenty dents per inch. The shawl has brightly coloured stripes that are predominently red and a diamond-shaped tapestry in the centre. A linen fringe at each end is knotted into patterened netting.
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Title
Shawl
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, flax
Dimensions
96.5 x 206.5 cm
Description
A long, rectangular, woven shawl of twenty dents per inch. The shawl has brightly coloured stripes that are predominently red and a diamond-shaped tapestry in the centre. A linen fringe at each end is knotted into patterened netting.
Subject
decorative
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0057
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