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Boudicca's War Belt
42” x 20”.
linen thread hand dyed with indigo and marigolds. Silk dupioni. Hand woven, knotted and sewn.
Inspired by paleolithic string skirts and Incan quipus, this war belt contains the entire poem Ave Atque Vale (Hail And Farewell) by Catullus in Morse Code. The original Latin poem is in marigold and the English translation is in indigo. Each string is a letter and the knots represent the dots and dashes - a large knot is a dash and a small knot is a dot.
42” x 20”.
linen thread hand dyed with indigo and marigolds. Silk dupioni. Hand woven, knotted and sewn.
Inspired by paleolithic string skirts and Incan quipus, this war belt contains the entire poem Ave Atque Vale (Hail And Farewell) by Catullus in Morse Code. The original Latin poem is in marigold and the English translation is in indigo. Each string is a letter and the knots represent the dots and dashes - a large knot is a dash and a small knot is a dot.
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