Case composed of a long rectangular woven textile, that has been folded in half and sewn together. The bottom edge is closed with a loop stitch in white. On one side there are eight vertical bands in red, dark olive green, mustard yellow, light blue and light green, each with four V-shaped designs embroidered in different colours. On the opposite side, there is a red rectangle at centre with two large side-by-side embroidered diamond-shaped designs with smaller shapes in the space around them. The space around the rectangle is dark beige, and has the same design embroidered throughout in a single row or column. The interior of the case is brightly coloured, which shows how much the exterior has faded.

• Narrative

  Purchased from an Armenian dealer in the grand bazaar in Istanbul in 1976. Said to be from the region of Kurdistan.

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• Type of Item case
• Culture Kurdish
• Material wool fibre, cotton fibre
• Measurements height 53.0 cm, width 96.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Denise Jacques
• Received from Denise Jacques

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• Made in Turkey

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• Ownership Date before September 16, 2020
• Acquisition Date on September 16, 2020

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3448/0051