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Éventail (Fan) by Sheila Hicks — VisualArtsDB

Éventail (Fan)

Éventail (Fan)

1990

Medium: Skeins of linen, wrapped with pearl cotton, couched with linen to handmade paper with imbedded hemp fibers; backed with linen, plain weave
Dimensions: 91.5 × 160.1 cm (36 × 63 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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fiber artneedlework (visual works)Textilepaper (fiber product)

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