Producer unknown to us
Pillow plate and pillowcase
Asia, Palestine
1980s
Cotton, paint, twine; woven, beaded
Gift to the GDR government by Yasser Arafat (Chariman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)) in June 1988
Handed over to the museum by the Central Committee of the SED in 1988
WAs 2874 a, b
Yasser Arafat presented this embroidered pillow plate and a corresponding pillowcase as gifts to the GDR government during an international conference on nuclear-weapon-free zones in June 1988. The Central Committee of the SED subsequently donated the items to the museum.
Frank Usbeck