Explore the CollectionPictorial Quilt

Measurements

57cm x 61cm

Place of Origin

Zimbabwe

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1970-1999 Late)/1990s

Registration Number

1997-059

Donated/Purchased

Donated

Techniques

Appliqué,

Objects

Household Furnishings,Pictorial Quilts,Wall Hangings,

Physical Description

Black cotton wall hanging in four sections. Each section decorated with padded multicoloured scenes representing African women working in village life. A descriptive note reads:- African culture 1. They are from the borehole 2. They are pounding some maize 3. She is from thatching some grass and one is from the grinding machine 4. They are from fetching some firewood