White Embroidered Silk Shawl with Floral Pattern

Textile fibers

wool, twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked

Wood

Fiber

Fiber

Silk woven with complementary wefts, inner warps, and binding warps in plain weave (taqueté)

Red wool ground with blue wool borders, the appliqué decoration in fabrics of varied color stitched in place, the tassels sewn along the lower edge of the bottom border, the banner backed with medium-blue cotton cloth

Resist-dyed orange silk utilizing the tie-dye (kanoko shibori) technique; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk and gold

Ink on silk