Publication Date
3rd century AH / 9 AD
Publication Place
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Textile Museum (one of the branches of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo)
Subject
Wool with decorations woven using the non-stretched weft method (Qabbati).
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
قطر أكبر قطعة: 20 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
10/14954 ؛ 11/14954 ؛ 12/14954 ؛ 13/14953 ؛ 1494
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;50;ar
Library Location
Textile Museum (one of the branches of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo)
Date
3rd century AH / 9 AD
Notes
Five round pieces of wool fabric, each decorated with a drawing of a bird, perhaps a duck or a goose, in different colors and sizes, woven in an unstretched weft method. The pieces are taken from large pieces that may have included decorative designs made of repeating units, and were used as bedspreads or curtains, which Upper Egypt (Upper Egypt) was famous for in Asyut and Akhmim, as well as the city of Fustat in the Tulunid era (3rd century AH / 9th century AD). Textiles in the Tulunid era were characterized by the appearance of shade in the decorative elements, where the color ranges from light to dark. It was also distinguished by its strength of expression, and was influenced by the Sassanian style that Ahmed ibn Tulun (ruled in the period 254-270 AH / 868-884 AD) brought from Iraq. The textile industry in Egypt during the Tulunid era represents a period of transition between the Coptic era and the pure Islamic era in terms of decorative elements and their development. Most of the tribute sent by Ahmed Ibn Tulun to the court of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad consisted of textiles from the houses of Tiraz (textile factories) of luxurious fabrics made of wool and linen. It is worth noting that Ahmed Ibn Tulun paid attention to the textile factories that were spread in the north of the Delta in Tenis, Dubaiq, Damietta and other cities that were famous for manufacturing linen textiles with writings woven from multi-colored silk. Interest in the textile industry increased in Egypt during the era of the sons of Ibn Tulun Khumarawayh (ruled 270-282 AH / 884-896 AD) and Harun (ruled 283-292 AH / 896-905 AD), who were keen to write their names on written strips on fabrics.
Sample Text
Muhammad Abbas Muhammad Selim “Five Pieces of Weaving” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;50;ar
