Thursday, January 20, 2011

Spain

Navalcan, silk embroidery on cotton

Morocco


Beni M'Tir, rug or blanket, 16th century

England

Embroidery, 16th century

Laos, Thailand

Mien, embroidery, 20th century

Common Threads: "Carpet" 1

This group of pavers is located at the south end of the plaza. These posts about the Common Threads Pavers are arranged in groups begin in the south end of the plaza and move north and from the west side of the plaza (along Beacon Avenue South) and move east (closer to South Lander Street)
From south to north the the motifs represented here are from: Laos and Thailand, England, Morocco, Spain, Belarus, South Africa and Afghanistan.