IA ORANA MARIA

Description

Tapestry hanging in coloured wools, entitled 'Ia Orana Maria', depicting a Polynesian Madonna and Child, an angel and two girls: Scottish, Edinburgh, by the Edinburgh Tapestry Co., 1946

Museum reference

A.1981.161

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Hanging, tapestry

Production information

Edinburgh Tapestry Co. Ltd, 1912 -
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1946

Physical description

Coloured wools

Associations

Depicted: Madonna and Child
Paul Gauguin

Exhibitions

• Dovecot 1912 - 2012: 100 Years of Contemporary Tapestry (13 Jul 2012 - 07 Oct 2012)
  Dovecot Studios Ltd