Hanging 2003

Wool, glass and wood | 80.5 x 64 x 3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 108396

Description

Woven woollen hanging depicting a tree, two huts, mountains, sky and sand with lettering LESOTHO on a blue background. This wool hanging depicts the mountains which give Lesotho its nickname, ‘The Mountain Kingdom’. The whole country is above 1,000 metres in altitude and includes the highest mountain in southern Africa, Thabana-Ntlenyana (3,482 metres).

Provenance

Presented to Princess Anne during a visit to Lesotho and South Africa in 2003
People involved

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection HRH The Princess Royal (b. 1950)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wool, glass and wood

wool, glass (material), wood

Measurements

80.5 x 64 x 3 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Textiles
Object type(s)
furnishings
coverings and hangings
wall hangings

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