Embroidered Wall Hanging
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 May 2009
label: Collection Date
content: 2000 - 2001
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Paula Sabloff
label: Donor Name
content: University Of Pennsylvania Museum
notes: label: Notes
content: Wall hanging made from white cloth embroidered with eight yellow horses. Cloth is commercial twill fabric (polyester/cotton blend?) The embroidery is done in a knot stitch ("French knots"). Horses have black outline, and each has a different symbol on its back, where the saddle would be. Corners have white cord stitched to them for hanging. Bottom edge has light blue fringe sewn on.
label: Notes
content: Paula Sabloff, Curator at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, says that this was "purchased [in 2001] for a ger bed. Like its crocheted predecessor, it sat between mattress and bed frame so that just the decorative part showed. Like the pillow covers [E432401-E432403] this represents a new style of decoration."
label: Notes
content: The symbols on the horses' backs are the eight symbols of Buddhism. From left to right they are the umbrella, which protects against anger; the two fishes, which signify freedom, abundance, and regeneration; the vase, which stores good wishes; the lotus, a symbol of purity, health, and redemption; the conch, symbol of the spoken word and doctrine of the Buddha; the endless knot, symbol of longevity; the canopy, symbol of understanding and knowledge; and the wheel of law.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mongol
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2049147
label: USNM Number
content: E432409-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Wall Hanging
physicalDescription: label: Length - Without Cord
content: 189 cm
label: Width - Including Fringe
content: 80 cm