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Syria

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Identifier: T.150-1953

Acquisition: Given by Mrs Wickham Steed

Collection: Middle East Section

Technique

Damask 63%

Embroidery 66%
Embroidery 90%

Depiction

Geometrical motif 72%

Dimension: 182.88 cm (length)
110.49 cm (width)

Production time: 19th century (dates CE)

Production place: Syria

Type of object: costume
costume accessories
fabrics

Description

Keffiyeh of woven silk. Blue and red with a design of small trees which are woven in gold. At the sides, top and bottom are stripes of brown, red, green and blue. Vertical and horizontal stripes form the borders. With fringe. Keffiyeh of woven silk, Syria, 19th century

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