Lot no. 190
BEAUTIFUL "KHAMIYA". IMPORTANT AND RARE "IZAR" VERTICAL HANGING
embroidered with orange silk threads, reversible, with a tapestry decoration of bouquets on cheesecloth embroidered with polychrome flowers. The piece is worked in two parts, joined together by a thin strip of red satin. Fringes. Very good condition.
Morocco, Rabat, late 19th century.
A RARE AND LARGE EMBROIDERED VERTICAL "IZAR" TEXTILE, MOROCCO, RABAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
DIM. 275 X 165 CM (108 X 65 IN.)
Reference :
For a study of Moroccan embroidery in Rabat, see: I. Denamur, "Broderies marocaines", Flammarion, 2003. pp. 146-165.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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