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Embroidered textile with Fantasy Animals and Birds
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Embroidered textile with Fantasy Animals and Birds

Maker Unknown, OtomÍ
Datec. 1960s
MediumCotton, cloth, cotton cloth
Dimensions27 3/4“ H x 33“ W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather
Object numberNLA2011.89.WHI
DescriptionCotton textile with multicolored embroidered images of a large bird with spread wings at the top center, five additional smaller birds, five deer-like fantasy animals,and a small butterfly. Flowers and leaves are interspersed with the birds and animals.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Side view
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1954
Side view
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Front view
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Detail view
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