Wall hanging

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 2004

  Dr. Guido Goldman (1937-2020) [1]

  From 2004

  National Museum of Asian Art, gift of Dr. Guido Goldman [2]

  Notes:

  [1] This was donated by Dr. Guido Goldman in 2004. Dr. Goldman worked in New York City and lived in Concord, Massachusetts.

  [2] From 2004-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.

  Research updated on November 24, 2025

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. Guido Goldman (1937-2020)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Guido Goldman

• Type

  Costume and Textile

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1850s

• Name

  Goldman, Guido

• Topic

  Flat-woven, Art, Silk (fiber), Goldman collection, Ikat, Arts of the Islamic World

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Costume, Textiles