The Northwest Chapter, The Asia Chapter, The Principality of Monaco Chapter, The Georgia Chapter, The Louisiana Chapter, The Minnesota & North Dakota Chapter, The New York Chapter, The Canada Chapter, in honor of Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello’s retirement.
Two Screens From Rwanda
The two panels are made using a similar technique; the first level of weaving, with a structural function, consists of a weave of horizontal bands (weft) and wider vertical bands (warp) running the length of the panel. Despite the great similarity in the technique of making the two panels, one can observe a difference in the texture of the decorated layer:
State of Conservation
The two panels were in a very poor state of preservation.
Structurally, a general state of weakening was visible due to the very nature of the delicate organic material and the mechanical and environmental stress inevitably suffered by the panels' constituent materials. The lateral sticks or bands were partly broken, deformed, and frayed, and the initial support function of the lateral elements and bindings was significantly compromised in some areas.
