Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People gift for boy with the raffia coiling around

with the raffia coiling around the edge of the lid and woven detail at the very top

a magazine for salesmen” and author of such titles as “The Greatest Thrill in the World” and “Lincoln

swimming amidst reeds at the center of its front

but it is clear it was made in Kashmir

became a popular means of enhancing household furnishings

Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People gift for boy with the raffia coiling aroundThis charming vintage textile, Guatemalan I believe, is beautifully woven of very high quality cotton. The dark blue ground is very tightly woven of very fine thread, with the figurative design executed in thicker threads, placing it in relief and giving this piece terrific texture. I especially love the man and woman at either end, and the way the birds are balancing at the very edges of the colorful columns upon which they perch. The piece measures