Prayer Cloth
Alternate TitlePrayer Mat
CultureIndian
Date19th century
MediumCotton; printed, painted, and mordant- and resist-dyed
DimensionsOverall: 49 3/8 × 35 inches (125.41 × 88.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ross E. Taggart
Object numberF88-11
On View
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DescriptionA central niche under a lobed arch, the field with a trellis pattern in red, white, and blue, forming diamonds, each filled with flowering plants and blossoms. urn-like objects, each on a mound. the top and sides are rows of trees, each in its own niche. of very fine flowers. bottom the outer borders feature a spiraling vine and flower motif. piece is lined with a 20th-century floral cotton using aniline dies.Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition history known at this time.
Ross Edgar Taggart (1915–1998), Kansas City, MO, by 1988 [1];
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1988.
[1] Taggart began working for the Nelson-Atkins in 1947 and retired as senior curator of the museum in 1983.
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