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Shield

Shield

1967–1985

Medium: Linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; embellished with sparrow feathers; wooden rods; braided warp fringe embellished with whelk egg cases and warp fringe knotted to silk
Dimensions: 78.7 × 25.4 cm (31 × 10 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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embellishedsilk (fiber)Textileweaving

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Shield by Lenore Tawney — VisualArtsDB