Shawl
About this object
History of use
This patterned fragment of narrow cloth may be pat of a shawl. Brocaded cloths composed of narrow loom widths pieced together are sometimes shawls (Tsunoyama, fig. 122). The plain weave ground cloth and the yarn spin have the characteristics of central coast utilitarian fabrics (Rowe). The style and structure of the brocade also fits central coast fabrics (Rowe).
Iconographic meaning
Fish quite often appear in the mouths of birds also they are found as solitary, repeating motif like this one.
Physical description
Red and yellow brocaded fish alternate on natural grey-brown plain weave cotton. Rows of fish point in alternate directions. Two weft selvedges are present. Warp edges are cut. Fragment is cut from a narrow loom width. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.
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