A TUNISIAN COTTON BROCADE TAPESTRY TEXTILE FRAGMENT Possibly North Africa,...
A TUNISIAN COTTON BROCADE TAPESTRY TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Possibly North Africa, Tunis, 19th century
Handloom brocade, rectangular, with one tasseled end, decorated with seven rows of repeated stylized abstract motifs separated by thinner triple bands with geometric patterns, in shades of yellow, green and red, joined to a plain dark textile decorated with stripes in the same colours.
39cm x 82cm (96cm including tassels)
Literature:
Gillow J., Textiles of the Islamic World, Thames and Hudson, 2014, p. 77.
A TUNISIAN COTTON BROCADE TAPESTRY TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Possibly North Africa, Tunis, 19th century
Handloom brocade, rectangular, with one tasseled end, decorated with seven rows of repeated stylized abstract motifs separated by thinner triple bands with geometric patterns, in shades of yellow, green and red, joined to a plain dark textile decorated with stripes in the same colours.
39cm x 82cm (96cm including tassels)
Literature:
Gillow J., Textiles of the Islamic World, Thames and Hudson, 2014, p. 77.
