Boy's vest. [Amadiya, Iraqi Kurdistan, early 20th century].
Colorful thread embroidery on cotton; beads and a conch.
Boy's vest, made of green fabric decorated with colorful embroidery in vegetal and geometric motifs. Sewed to the vest above the left pocket are red beads, a blue ceramic bead ("Kalana") and a conch, used as amulets.
Approx. 40X40 cm. Good overall condition. Some unraveling and wear.
See: "The Jews of Kurdistan - Daily Life, Customs, Arts and Crafts" (The Israel Museum, 1981), p. 171.