CRETAN TEXTILES | Hand-woven blanket
OBJECT DETAILS
Artist (Creator): Maria Kalemaki – Koukoulaki
Area: Zaros/Crete
Category: Decorative hand-woven textile (a leaf from a 3-leaf patania)
Technique: Patania
Pattern: Geometrical
Materials: Cotton warp, woolen weft
Dye: Natural color derived from a mix of two color clews (brown and black) during the shaving of wool with two combs
Date of Creation: 1960
Credit Line: Gift by Eleni Koukoulaki
Collection number: ΒΗ/CT/04