Rectangular, cream-coloured banner decorated with an embroidered circular motif. The tabby-woven cotton textile has been hemmed by machine on both shorter sides. The circular embroidery consists of a central pictorial motif, and a circular frame in black, red, yellow, blue, and green. The pictorial motif consists of a probably hexagonal (only 3 sides showing) church placed on top of a book. The church, book, and lettering on the spine are outlined in black. The 2 tiered roofs, dome and finial are coloured in. The circular frame consists of black lettering, with an outer blue band.
textile; banner (ritual & belief: representations)
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