Handwoven yellow wool blanket. There is a thick yellow border around the outside of the blanket done in a blanket stitch with yellow yarn. The base color for the blanket is white, with woven yellow designs. These designs include solid squares and lines, along with some patterned squares.

Blankets like this could have been used as a part of a woman's prika, or dowry.

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