World Textiles: a good quantity of embroidered items, in woo...
Hammer
£100
World Textiles: a good quantity of embroidered items, in wool or silk, mostly African, comprising an uncut grey cotton tunic front panel, shaped and intricately embroidered in grey and white silks; a fine cream silk shawl, hand embroidered in cerise, green and brown silks, mainly with small figures, fish, birds, buildings and vegetation, approx. 229 cm by 86 cm; a blue panel worked in three bands and divided into 27 equal rectangles, embroidered in silks in several colours in geometric designs, on a strong blue ground, approx. 70 cm by 43 cm including the plain borders; a shawl with fringed ends, cotton, worked in a pastel green and raspberry, in a variety of designs, including birds, approx. 210 cm by 61 cm including fringing, with selvedged sides; another shawl in cream and aubergine, woven in bands, fringed, the central section sewn to the cream end panels, approx. 206 cm by 60cm excluding fringes; two narrow scarves or sashes in aubergine, woven at one side in cream, the other being black, fringed, approx. 210 cm by22 cm excluding fringes; a herringbone knitted scarf in black and red with oval designs and fringed, near the middle the stitches are worked more openly, each end shaped, approx. 170 cm by 15cm; a sash or scarf in emerald green, woven with bright colours in geometric designs, fringed, approx. 220 cm by 22cm, note the open weave near each end; a small rug or mat in cream wool, fringed in cotton, embroidered with six dancers and geometric motifs, approx. 49 cm by 31 cm excluding fringes (10) (Shipping category E)
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First item has some insect nibbles noted when held up to the light. The third item has some light staining, and slight fraying of the edge with cream detail. Generally all in good used condition
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World Textiles: a good quantity of embroidered items, in wool or silk, mostly African, comprising an uncut grey cotton tunic front panel, shaped and intricately embroidered in grey and white silks; a fine cream silk shawl, hand embroidered in cerise, green and brown silks, mainly with small figures, fish, birds, buildings and vegetation, approx. 229 cm by 86 cm; a blue panel worked in three bands and divided into 27 equal rectangles, embroidered in silks in several colours in geometric designs, on a strong blue ground, approx. 70 cm by 43 cm including the plain borders; a shawl with fringed ends, cotton, worked in a pastel green and raspberry, in a variety of designs, including birds, approx. 210 cm by 61 cm including fringing, with selvedged sides; another shawl in cream and aubergine, woven in bands, fringed, the central section sewn to the cream end panels, approx. 206 cm by 60cm excluding fringes; two narrow scarves or sashes in aubergine, woven at one side in cream, the other being black, fringed, approx. 210 cm by22 cm excluding fringes; a herringbone knitted scarf in black and red with oval designs and fringed, near the middle the stitches are worked more openly, each end shaped, approx. 170 cm by 15cm; a sash or scarf in emerald green, woven with bright colours in geometric designs, fringed, approx. 220 cm by 22cm, note the open weave near each end; a small rug or mat in cream wool, fringed in cotton, embroidered with six dancers and geometric motifs, approx. 49 cm by 31 cm excluding fringes (10) (Shipping category E)
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First item has some insect nibbles noted when held up to the light. The third item has some light staining, and slight fraying of the edge with cream detail. Generally all in good used condition
