Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging civil war era filled with sea salt or

filled with sea salt or fresh herbs of which I might take a pinch as needed

It bears its original sticker on the underside--made in Taiwan for Nanco Sales Company in Boston

culture indigenous to  the Brazilian Amazon and believe it likely dates to the earlyish 20th century

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Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging civil war era filled with sea salt orThis very finely hand embroidered textile valence with mirrors I believe is an antique Indian Toran, likely from Rajasthan in Northern India. I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world. From what I understand, Toran stems from the Sanskrit word Torana which loosely translates "to pass," and Toran would be hung in the home, especially over entrances, to mark passage from exterior to