Снежинка / Snowflake / Towel "Burial"

Towel "Burial" is made from flax. Decorated with chain stitch embroidery and handmade lace naprolet.Towels have long been a symbol of human life, and the information about the ritual towels were coded in symbols ornamental embroidery. So, the towel used in the burial ritual, reflecting notions of "the light", with ornaments of flowers and plants upside down in contrast to the world of the living. Sign of water in the form of zigzag a-line-snake carried the sacred meaning of purification. The spiral pattern has been a powerful sacred symbol, at the same time meaning contact with the ancestors, that, in the opinion of the ancients, contributed to a more "safe" journey of the soul-birds to his posthumous stay. Size: 300*40 cm Composition: linen