An article by Eleanor Olson of the Newark Museum on Tibetan appliqué hangings, the silk "fabric images" made by cutting and sewing satins and damasks, often over paper foundations and outlined with cord. It describes the techniques, materials and makers around Gyantse, and surveys the examples in American collections (Newark Museum, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum, Nelson Gallery, Detroit Institute of Arts). It also covers the iconography of the pieces, the open-air ceremonies such as the Sunning of the Buddha at which large banners are displayed, and the debate over whether the craft survives. Eleven plates illustrate the pieces and the text ends with footnotes.