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Camel bridle

Title	Camel bridle
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Date:	1851
Publication Place	Syria (made) Damascus (made, probably) -
Subject	Textiles Middle East Tools and Equipment
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 934mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	MISC.62-1921
Record ID	MISC.62-1921
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1851
Notes	Camel bridle, silk, Ottoman Syria, 1851
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silk Silk
Fiziksel açıklama	Bridle for a camel, of purple and yellow silk, enriched with tassels. It consists of a long band with borders of herringbone ornament in yellow, to which are attached (a) one edge, a group of five tassels or a double interlaced cord, and (b) the other edge four groups of three tassels, and a cord with a button which passes through a loop in a short piece of cord and is used as a rein.

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Camel bridle

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Date 1851

Publication Place Syria (made) Damascus (made, probably) -

Subject Textiles Middle East Tools and Equipment

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 934mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID MISC.62-1921

Record ID MISC.62-1921

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1851

Notes Camel bridle, silk, Ottoman Syria, 1851

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silk Silk

Fiziksel açıklama Bridle for a camel, of purple and yellow silk, enriched with tassels. It consists of a long band with borders of herringbone ornament in yellow, to which are attached (a) one edge, a group of five tassels or a double interlaced cord, and (b) the other edge four groups of three tassels, and a cord with a button which passes through a loop in a short piece of cord and is used as a rein.