Matyo Embroidery

Vintage Matyo in pastel tones on a  pale lemon yellow cotton cloth.

Oval 90 x70 cm plus fringes

This Matyo embroidery comes from a small area in Hungary centred around the town Mezokovesd, famous for its folk craft  and in particular embroidery. Traditionally embroidered in silk on a black base. Matyo embroidery is on the UNESCO List of  Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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For more information and images on Matyo embroidery follow this link
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00633