Cloth Item Number: 3705/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Square kneeling cloth (zor yok) with appliqué designs. Cloth is dark purple with dark blue backing; backing folds over onto front, giving purple cloth a wide border. Appliqué designs are done in matching dark blue fabric, with gold trim; appliqué are square-like, with jagged edges and small cutouts in middle. Appliqué cover surface of cloth in three rows of three. Collector's tag sewn on back, with place made.
Such cloths are used at weddings for the couple to kneel on and are also used as a saddle blanket on the horse that carries the bride’s father to the wedding ceremony in the groom’s village.
Purchased in a Yao village.