Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging used Woven of sweetgrass and ash

Woven of sweetgrass and ash splint naturally dyed a dark brown

I don't know the maker of this wonderful horse

The box measures 6 1/2" long by 3 3/8 inches wide and deep

the Boston-based artist and gallerist at whose estate sale I purchased it

7" long x 1 7/8" in diameter

Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging used Woven of sweetgrass and ashThis very finely hand embroidered textile valence with mirrors I believe is an antique Indian Toran, likely from Rajasthan in Northern India. I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world. From what I understand, Toran stems from the Sanskrit word Torana which loosely translates "to pass," and Toran would be hung in the home, especially over entrances, to mark passage from exterior to