Images(4)

Banner

Maker Unknown, Fon

MediumCommercially woven cotton

Dimensions18 3/4” W x 20 1/4” L

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.2646.COP

DescriptionSmall banner with hand cut and stitched appliqués on yellow cloth with a large peacock looking backwards, biting his wing, a vessel floating next to it. Double appliquéd borders all around, red on the outside and green on the inside. Appliqué colors are bright orange, green, blue, blue-gray, yellow, black, and white.

ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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