Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
Tallit - Yemen
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Tallit. South Yemen, early 20th century.
Cotton fabric; cotton thread embroidery.
Around the opening and along the front are embroidered decorations in colorful cotton threads. The lower parts are decorated with colorful horizontal stripes and decorations in geometric patterns.
Length (full): 195 cm, width: 50 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, tears and unraveling.
See: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2000, pp. 78-79.
Cotton fabric; cotton thread embroidery.
Around the opening and along the front are embroidered decorations in colorful cotton threads. The lower parts are decorated with colorful horizontal stripes and decorations in geometric patterns.
Length (full): 195 cm, width: 50 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, tears and unraveling.
See: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2000, pp. 78-79.
Rare and Important Items
Rare and Important Items