Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People African folk art The design is typically attributed

The design is typically attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi

the strap that would be used to snap the box closed is fairly tattered

and the pewter top screws on nice and snug

very light spots on the glass

made of walnut I believe

Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People African folk art The design is typically attributedThis 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