Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and black textile with repeating pattern of tan leaves and flowers on brown stems, featuring birds. The background of the textile is black. The leaves are oval shaped and pointed at the tip. The flowers have five petals. The stems are straight and vertical. The birds are white with black tails and beaks; one faces left, and the other faces right. The textile is rectangular and vertical. The edges are frayed and worn. The artist and title are unknown.