Vintage Guatemalan Hand Woven Brocaded Sash 112” (Item #7320)

Description

A beautiful woven striped sash with 33” of brocade. The brocade design is composed of mixed geometric patterns in carefully chosen multiple bright colors. The long striped sash has three red stripes surrounding two white stripes and each of these are lined in black. The entire sash is bordered  with an additional edging in black and red. Each end of the sash tapers down from a 3” width to 1 1/2” for a length of 8 1/2”, ending in a tassel of bound warp threads. Note that the brocade area is on one side only as is typical. Acquired in c.1980.