Tent hanging, local name cicim/cecim/gigim, flat weave, warp wrapped. Coloured in bands of brown, beige, grey and red, with motifs of zigzags and chevrons filled with dots between smaller zigzags between parallel lines. The borders consist of diamonds between parallel lines (see also 1991.61 and 1991.77). Heavy tassels at one end. Worn with use and a hole towards the tasselled end.
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