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Tiraz Textile, EgyptThe 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…
Garden Carpet, Central PersiaCarpet illustrating the four gardens of Jannah (The Garden of Paradise in Islam). The carpet is made of cotton, silk and wool.
Canticle of the Birds - Debating the Journey (Garden of Paradise)A modern painting from a collection of Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh's tryptic sets of paintings depicting the 13th century epic poem titled "Conference of…
hanging (suzani)Modern suzani. Rectangular hanging suzani consisting of a center field of large floral sprays and multicolor palmettes with tendrils and leaves. The…
Pomegranates on AKM PS24 RobeZoomed in photograph focusing on the pomegranate motif surrounding the borders of the AKM PS24 robe
Suzani, Ura Tube StyleThe suzani, a weaving style practiced in both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is featured in Ura Tube style
(Gillow 2010, 43).
Quilt Facing - Pomegranate MotifsQuilt facing, or bedding, from the Ottoman empire embroidered with continuous patterns of the pomegranate motif. The pomegranates are faced with two…
Persian TunicPersian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made…
Royal Brocade Coat, Iran"A member of the Iranian royal household wearing a brocade coat"
(Allsen 1997, 119)
Painting: Persian CostumePortrait 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…