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Ref No CHRRCT/MA/3660
Title 'Carnival'
ObjectName Panel
BriefDescription A raised appliqué panel entitled 'Carnival' from Peru. Dancers and musicians are pictured against a background of village houses in a mountainous region.
Keyword embroidery: panel; fancy sewing
PhysicalDescription A raised appliqué and appliqué panel in bright colours with a red crochet edge. The panel depicts a village festival scene with a bonfire at the centre surrounded by small houses and in the distance are mountains. The sun is peeping from behind the mountains indicating that it is either going down or coming up. The women are dressed in bright yellow, magenta and blue skirts with braid trims and the men in bright blue, red or pink trousers with bright shirts. Both men and women carry cut out instruments in leather. The landscape consists of flat appliquéd cloth pieces in bright mid green in the foreground and middle ground. The green is a flower print indicating spring or summer. The foreground is a brighter green and the mountains are dark greys and red.
The word ‘YUNSA’ is written in the bright blue sky.
Category Embroidery
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