Tapestry Fragment

Cleveland Museum of Art

The tapestry fragment by unknown artist features a vertical rectangular design with a beige background. The tapestry is divided into three sections. The top and bottom sections are identical, each with a red background and a blue and gold figure with a large white and black headdress and outstretched arms. The figure has a square body with geometric patterns and a rectangular face with round eyes. The middle section has a black background with a 3x3 grid of nine tan squares, each containing a brown swirl design. The entire tapestry is surrounded by a multicolored border with geometric patterns in shades of blue, red, green, beige, and black. The border consists of stripes and rectangles with varying widths. The edges of the tapestry are frayed. The colors present are red, blue, gold, beige, brown, black, green, and white. The tapestry appears to be made of woven fabric.