wall hanging; openwork weaving in thick strands of tan and brown; vertical wood element at top center; central vertical strip below wood element in green-grey and brown; shorter vertical elements with twisted tassels in brown, green, grey and tan; thick brown fringe at bottom

%C2%A9 Estate Maria Laszkiewicz

Mask, 1968

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In the mid-1900s, tapestry weaver Maria Laszkiewicz experimented with nontraditional weaving materials and sculptural elements in her studio in Warsaw, Poland. In creating Mask, Laszkiewicz primarily used the traditional French tapestry technique in which she was trained as a weaver. But her use of repeated vertical slits to achieve a geometric pattern is reminiscent of Incan textiles. This design choice, in combination with the central carved wooden mask that gestures to African sculpture, reveals Laszkiewicz’s interest in global artistic traditions.

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Title
Mask
Artist Life
1892 - 1981
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.16.2
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wall hanging; openwork weaving in thick strands of tan and brown; vertical wood element at top center; central vertical strip below wood element in green-grey and brown; shorter vertical elements with twisted tassels in brown, green, grey and tan; thick brown fringe at bottom

© Estate Maria Laszkiewicz

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