2 pieces of cream barkcloth, likely from the same textile. Decorated with painted black geometric designs and bands/stripes. There are also small bands/stripes containing brown dots framed by solid lines. The smaller piece contains only little of the smaller pattern. The different patterns make up separate bands/stripes. The geometric motifs consists of squares/diamonds subdivided by triangular shapes. The larger piece has a section added at the end varying in pattern and width.
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