pillow (Poshti)
pillow (Poshti)
Culture
Baluchi people
Creation date
about 1880
Materials
wool
Dimensions
24 x 26 in. | 61.0 x 66.0 cm.
Credit line
Colonel Jeff W. Boucher Collection
Accession number
1996.54
Collection
Not Currently On View
Square pieces such as this, without closure loops or slits, were used as back pillows. They were filled with cotton, and the top and open sides were sewn up.
The field is covered by a thin lattice with red and white eight-pointed stars in diagonal rows.
