

The Shawl by unknown artist. Multicolored square and diamond patterned textile, rectangular in shape with a central large square. The central square is made up of small squares in red, orange, green, blue, and yellow. A brown border surrounds the central square with tassels on top and bottom. The central square and border are surrounded on all sides by a wide border. The border on the left and right sides consists of multicolored diamond shapes and squares in shades of red, orange, purple, and green. The top and bottom borders feature geometric patterns in shades of red, orange, green, and brown. The background behind the textile is gray.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 900 × 478 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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