This fisherwoman tapestry shows a young woman coming back from the water with a basket of fish balanced on her head, the sky behind her woven in facets like stained glass.
Details
- Size: 47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Signature: signed by the weaver in Arabic
- Finish: warp fringe
- One of a kind: woven freehand with no sketch or cartoon behind the warp, so no second copy exists; the photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
Its near-square format works above a console, in a study, or as an entryway's focal point. It arrives with no sleeve or rod pocket. Stitch hook-and-loop tape to the top edge and fix the matching half to a wooden batten on the wall; a clip rail is an alternative, as is a rod casing sewn on by a tailor.
Facets of wool
Each facet of the sky is a separate block of wool woven freehand on the loom, with no sketch behind it, which gives the stained-glass effect its depth. The weaver signs the piece in Arabic, and the warp ends form a fringe.
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