'Pojagi' (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel or an offering of food)
late 19th-early 20th century
Dimensions
sight: H. 101 x W. 101 cm (39 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[R-L Sneider Inc., New York, (by 2004)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
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