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العنوان	Dress
المؤلف	Unknown (maker)
مكان النشر	Egypt (made) Asyut (made) -
الموضوع	Africa
النوع	أخرى
اللغة	غير محدد
رقمي	نعم
مخطوط	لا
المكتبة:	Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة	ME.119-2019
رقم السجل	ME.119-2019
موقع المكتبة	Middle East Section
ملاحظات	This textile is an example of a traditional Egyptian fabric called tulle-bi-telli, often otherwise known as âAsyutâ fabric after the Egyptian city of Asyut, where this type of fabric was traditionally made. It consists of metal strips individually knotted and flattened around a base net fabric, to make patterned designs.Although documented since the eighteenth century, the craft expanded in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when machine-made tulle was introduced to the area. The fabric is âembroideredâ with individual thin strips of beaten metal knotted around the net. Once all the knots have been added, the fabric is rolled to flatten it out. These fabrics were often associated with marriage gifts and therefore many of the motifs relate to ideas of fertility, amulets and protection, alongside floral and geometric motifs. Asyut has a large Christian population, and many of the designs also carry specifically Christian significance, such as crosses. Into the twentieth century, and especially following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and resultant 'Egyptomania' in Europe and North America, these fabrics - and particularly their black and gold or silver colour scheme - gained increased popularity. They were widely purchased as souveniers by tourists, and in many cases the fabric was repurposed into dresses stylistically in keeping with Western fashion.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton net, silvered copper decoration Cotton (Textile) Metal
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress in black cotton net, with decoration formed of strips of silvered copper individually knotted around the net mesh.

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Dress

المؤلف Unknown (maker)

مكان النشر Egypt (made) Asyut (made) -

الموضوع Africa

النوع أخرى

اللغة غير محدد

رقمي نعم

مخطوط لا

المكتبة Victoria and Albert Museum

معرف أصل المكتبة ME.119-2019

رقم السجل ME.119-2019

موقع المكتبة Middle East Section

ملاحظات This textile is an example of a traditional Egyptian fabric called tulle-bi-telli, often otherwise known as âAsyutâ fabric after the Egyptian city of Asyut, where this type of fabric was traditionally made. It consists of metal strips individually knotted and flattened around a base net fabric, to make patterned designs.Although documented since the eighteenth century, the craft expanded in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when machine-made tulle was introduced to the area. The fabric is âembroideredâ with individual thin strips of beaten metal knotted around the net. Once all the knots have been added, the fabric is rolled to flatten it out. These fabrics were often associated with marriage gifts and therefore many of the motifs relate to ideas of fertility, amulets and protection, alongside floral and geometric motifs. Asyut has a large Christian population, and many of the designs also carry specifically Christian significance, such as crosses. Into the twentieth century, and especially following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and resultant 'Egyptomania' in Europe and North America, these fabrics - and particularly their black and gold or silver colour scheme - gained increased popularity. They were widely purchased as souveniers by tourists, and in many cases the fabric was repurposed into dresses stylistically in keeping with Western fashion.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton net, silvered copper decoration Cotton (Textile) Metal

Fiziksel açıklama Dress in black cotton net, with decoration formed of strips of silvered copper individually knotted around the net mesh.