Ornament - Sheet Ghost Walking

Handmade Sheet Ghost Ornament. Silver metallic applique on white velvet, with "Salem" on the reverse. It was made especially for us to accompany the exhibit, Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums.  On view from September 14, 2024, to February 2, 2025 --- Approximately 4.5 inches tall, not including the hanging loop. --- St. Nicolas specializes in bespoke, handmade decorations. For over 25 years, St. Nicolas has worked with a small charity in Thailand and India that helps disadvantaged rural women find work in their community, sewing decorations at home. Their Indian-made decorations are crafted using the traditional method of Zardozi embroidery, a highly skilled technique handed down from generation to generation that traditionally uses gold wires and jewels to embellish robes.