pillow (Balisht)

Culture
Baluchi people
Creation date
Collection
Textiles
Materials
wool
Dimensions
19 x 29 in. | 48.3 x 73.7 cm.
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Credit line
Colonel Jeff W. Boucher Collection
Accession number
1996.50
Gallery Label

One of the finest examples of Baluchi weavings, this cushion is made from excellent quality wools and is meticulously woven.

It depicts the tree-of-life motif in the central field enclosed by as many as eight different borders.

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