Shawl
Title
Shawl
Description
One silk textile of shawl length with multi-colored geometrical designs on one end. The main part of the textile has 4 continous bands in pale green hot pink purple and orange. The 2 outermost bands are 4.75" wide the 2 inner ones 4.5" wide. At one end is a patterned border 14.5" wide with alternating large and small stepped diamond motifs in the 4 main colors with magenta and pale blue. The 4 main colors continue through to form the warp (vertical or longitudinal threads) in the patterned border producing a "shot" effect when interwoven with the weft (horizontal yarn). Hand-made on a simple loom. Donor's father collected a number of textiles while stationed in the Philippines as an Army officer c. 1900-1917.
Identifier
1987.005.005