This desert rider with horses and pyramids tapestry tells a simple story along its length: a rider leads a herd of horses across the desert toward the pyramids.
Details
- Size: 86 x 18 in (218 x 45 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- One of a kind: woven freehand from no sketch or cartoon. No second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
Made as a runner, it fits along a hallway, above a headboard or over a long sofa. There is no sleeve or rod pocket on the back. Sew hook-and-loop tape along the top edge and mount the matching strip on a wooden batten the same length. A clip rail works too, or a tailor can add a casing for a rod.
A horse tapestry in motion
The horses are woven freehand, and the herd seems to move along the runner toward the pyramids. Plant-dyed wool gives the desert ground its soft, varied tones.
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