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Lot 74
JAJIM WITH DIAMOND PATTERN

ANATOLIA, TURKEY, CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven wool, natural dyes
151 x 62.25 in (384 x 158.5 cm)

The present lot would have been used either as a hanging or a floor covering in a nomad's tent in Anatolia. Known locally as a jajim, it consists of three strips stitched at the selvedge with designs neatly aligning at the seams. Each strip is elaborately embellished, with a central row of diamond-shaped lozenges within a wave-like pattern most probably symbolic of water.







  Lot 74 of 82  

WOVEN TREASURES: TEXTILES FROM THE JASLEEN DHAMIJA COLLECTION
19-20 OCTOBER 2016

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Jajim Diamond Pattern


 









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