Small almost square hanging in the form of a woven cotton textile decorated with wax resist imagery entitled 'Ghost Performers'. The textile has one selvedge and 3 cut sides. The decoration consists of a yellow and green framed surrounding a figure holding bells in front of a townscape. The outlines and some of the areas have been dyed yellow. Part of the figure, and the houses have been coloured in red and brown. The background has been dyed in blue-black.
Ghost Performers
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