A SHIA MUHARRAM CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE STRIP Folk Iran or North...
A SHIA MUHARRAM CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE STRIP
Folk Iran or North India, 20th century
Beige cotton cloth with printed decoration featuring eleven lines of Shia Persian text in nasta'liq script within cartouches, framed by narrow bands of lobed niches enclosing floral motifs and a diamond-pattern filled with flowers, the border decorated with repeated stylized cypress trees.
237cm x 40cm
Muharram strip textiles are devotional banners used during the Shia commemorations of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which marks the annual mourning of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn at the Battle of Karbala.
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A SHIA MUHARRAM CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE STRIP
Folk Iran or North India, 20th century
Beige cotton cloth with printed decoration featuring eleven lines of Shia Persian text in nasta'liq script within cartouches, framed by narrow bands of lobed niches enclosing floral motifs and a diamond-pattern filled with flowers, the border decorated with repeated stylized cypress trees.
237cm x 40cm
Muharram strip textiles are devotional banners used during the Shia commemorations of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which marks the annual mourning of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn at the Battle of Karbala.
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Time, Location
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