Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain (Q60757065)

Label from: English (en)

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collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
material used: linen (Q1426327) wool (Q42329) natural dye (Q899955)
fabrication method: weft wrapping (Q64595082) tapestry weaving (Q29167534)
instance of: textile artwork (Q22075301) textile (Q28823)

catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.275

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: This colorful and finely woven band combines motifs of the Byzantine period, such as the bird and flanking palmettes (fan-shaped leaves), with new Islamic fashions such as the roundel with a pearl border.

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