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'Pojagi' (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel)

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Stitched fabric; cut pieces of hand-woven, vegetable-dyed silk damask in various colors sewn togther to form a fiber-art composition; attached by the artist to a silk backing
Department of Asian Art [Lea R. Sneider New York (by 2003)] sold; to Robert D. Mowry Brookline MA (2003-2020) gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Robert D. Mowry
Title: 'Pojagi' (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel)
Description:
Stitched fabric; cut pieces of hand-woven, vegetable-dyed silk damask in various colors sewn togther to form a fiber-art composition; attached by the artist to a silk backing.

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