In this berry tree with five birds tapestry, a sturdy tree with needle-like branches and small berries holds five large birds perched through its crown.
Details
- Size: 48 x 27 in (121 x 69 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Signature: signed by the weaver in Arabic, bottom left
- One of a kind: woven freehand from no sketch or cartoon. No second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
Its tall, slim format suits a narrow wall, a hallway or the space beside a doorway or a staircase. The back has no sleeve or rod pocket. Hook-and-loop tape sewn across the top, with its mate on a wooden batten, holds it flat. A clip rail works, or a tailor can make a rod casing.
Woven without a pattern
The small berries are woven in as points of colour among the branches. With no cartoon to work from, the weaver decides where each bird sits, so the piece cannot be repeated.
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