Hanging in the form of a shrine cloth containing of a central appliquèd pictorial panel. The panel depicts 3 figures carrying various implements, a four-legged animal with a bell around its neck, and the outline of a building. Top and bottom of the panel are marked with black inward-facing dentate borders. They are framed by a rectangular patchwork area below, and a triangular patchwork area above containing rectangles, squares and triangles arranged in bands. Both pieces of plain coloured, and printed cloth are used for the textile. The panel has a cream-coloured ground.
hanging (ritual & belief: representations); textile
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