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The Tiraz was worn often as an armband, woven with Arabic script. The woven text would invoke blessings on its owner / wearer. The Tiraz featured in this image displays an inscription of a ruler's name, a common trait in Egyptian Tiraz during the…

Carpet illustrating the four gardens of Jannah (The Garden of Paradise in Islam). The carpet is made of cotton, silk and wool.

Zoomed in photograph focusing on the pomegranate motif surrounding the borders of the AKM PS24 robe

The suzani, a weaving style practiced in both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is featured in Ura Tube style
(Gillow 2010, 43).

Quilt facing, or bedding, from the Ottoman empire embroidered with continuous patterns of the pomegranate motif. The pomegranates are faced with two large serrated leaves on either side of the fruit. This style of border is common among seventieth…

Persian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made of cotton and linen from the Safavid dynasty in Iran. The item was originally featured in the…

"A member of the Iranian royal household wearing a brocade coat"
(Allsen 1997, 119)

Portrait of a young man seated on a carpet, holding a dagger in one hand while preparing to smoke from a hookah. On top of the hookah is a container with tassels.
(The British Museum)

Photograph of AKM PS24 Robe, focusing on the back bottom-left panel of the robe, depicting a scene with Vamiq and Azra. A story deriving from the eleventh-century Iranian poet, Unṣurī in his work titled, "The Virgin and Her Lover". The story is an…

20th-century Central Asian robe displayed in the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) in Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit (exhibited during 2021-2022). The felted robe features four embroidered stories ranging from different cultures,…