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A beige satin headdress in the shape of a toque. A design fe…
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272 - T
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A beige satin headdress in the shape of a toque. A design fe…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
A beige satin headdress in the shape of a toque. A design featuring silver thread and sequins covers most of the fabric. At the forehead, the toque is topped with a stylised decorative element and small decorative beads. Long twisted cannetille threads are attached on the right-hand side.
North Africa, probably Tunisia, Algeria or Libya, early 19th century.
Height: 14 cm – Diameter: 18 cm
(Signs of wear and missing parts)
Bibliography:
- Bernard Lewis, Jews in the Land of Islam. Flammarion, Paris 1989.
- Michel Abitbol, Jewish Communities on the Saharan Fringes of the Maghreb. Ben-Zvi Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 1982.
- Woven Weddings, Embroidered Weddings. Women’s Jewellery and Costumes from Tunisia. Ed. Joël Cuénot, 1995.
A very similar headdress is held in the collection of the mahJ, Paris, under inventory number: Inv. 2017.19.001.01.
Keywords:
Judaica, Jewish, Hebrew, rabbis, Torah, Hebrew, Hebraica, Judaism, synagogue, Zionism, Passover, Haggadah, Passover, menorah, Hanukkah, Torah, Juden, Israelite, Israel, anti-Semitism, Dreyfus, Megillah, Sephardic, ketubah
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