A rectangular tapestry-woven hanging depicting people and animals along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. The upper portion of the scene appears to represent the river with light blue and beige colored wefts depicting the water. The lower and larger portion appears to represent land depicted with a dark blue background. At the upper right a man wearing a striped tunic and fez leads a water buffalo out of the river. A second man in a striped tunic and fez rides a two-humped camel in the right foreground. A third man leads a donkey in the foreground at left. Just above this a fox carries a large yellow fish in its mouth. Two more men appear on camels at the left. At the top a figure appears on a boat or raft with a large purple fish nearby. At the bottom of the tapestry, water fowl swim along amidst the marsh grasses. Colors used for the patterning include white, three shades of blue, green, black, tan, rose, purple, red, brown, yellow-gold, and intermediate colors created by blending of yarns of different colors. The tapestry is woven on hemp warps (8 per inch; fiber i.d. by Christine Downie, objects conservator) with wool wefts (approx. 15 per inch) dyed in bright colors. The warps run horizontally and the pattern wefts run perpendicular to the warps when displayed. Warp fringes approx. 3" long finish the work at both short ends.