Prayer cloth

Name/Title

Prayer cloth

Entry/Object ID

2025.10.37

Description

Square technicolor embroidered Hazara prayer cloth, featuring central motif of flower-like shape depicted in satin stitch. Thin bands of various geometric motifs using counted stitch embroidery build towards outer edge.

Textile Type

Embroidered Panel

Use

Prayer cloth

Collection

Elizabeth Sweetheart Collection

Category

Cloth, Embroidery

Acquisition

Accession

2025.10

Textile Details

Textile Shape

Square

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Afghanistan

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Hazara

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works)

Material

Silk, Likely Linen

Location

Box

Box 67

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio