Object type: ethnography / Materials: Hemp (fiber) / Accession number: Acc.4684 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-21229, described as Shawl. 211 cm. long x 91.5 cm. wide; ecru (natural) hemp (?) (single-ply) plus some natural cotton warp on one selvedge only (3 cm. wide) + 2 double stripes. Yarn appears handspun (irregular in diameter). Cotton weft stripe 3.5 cm. at each end before fringe ends. Fringes are 6-7 cm. long. Scattered cotton embroidery all over: 3 lines forming a parallelogram, spaced 13 cm. apart (length) x 11 cm. apart (width), each motif measures 1.2 x 1.7 cm.; embroidery appears to be close running stitch.