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Saddlebag, double, decorated with lattice work containing hooked-cross flowers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Double saddlebag of knotted wool, Jaffi Kurdistan, formerly Mosul. The fronts are divided by a grid into large lozenges, on each of which a cross-flower with hooks stands. Borders with a block zigzag line. Embroidered and slit beards in flat weave, intended as a closure with the long loops of braided goat hair attached opposite on the back. The back is of flat weave with broad stripes.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZadeltas, dubbel, versierd met rasterwerk waarbinnen hakenkruisbloemen. c. 1800 - c. 1975. Jaffi volk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
