Rectangular sample of velour printed with a multicoloured ikat-like pattern on an orange ground. This consists of alternating wider and sets of 5 narrower stripes which are separated by thin plain black stripes. The wider stripes contain areas decorated with wider and narrower diamond-like shapes in red, pink, green, violet and black. The sets contain 2 medium stripes separated and framed by narrow stripes containing sets of 3 parallel dashes in green. The medium stripes contain chevron-like motifs with tassel-like extensions, and oblongs in between.
sample (textileworking: dyeing & printing); textile
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