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Syrian Silk Shawl
c 1900

North Syrian or Gaziantep red silk man's head shawl. This would be lovely to wear.


Cataloguing

The scarlet silk woven with a central gold elongated diamond with stepped decoration, smaller but similar motifs to the four corners, edged with a maroon silk band, the ends with wide and narrower stripes, edged with decorative fringing.



5ft 9 in x 3ft 8 in;  1.75 x 1.12 m wide


Condition

There are a couple of very slight marks to the areas near the lower left and right hand motifs.