Qashqai Camel Head Dress, SW Persia W 215 - 300 Something old

Something old

Suzani means needle work and a great many were and still are made in Uzbekistan and traded in bazaars across the Middle East

mid 20th century or earlier

Retro Gabbeh

such as in this example

Qashqai Camel Head Dress, SW Persia W 215 - 300 Something oldQashqai camel head dress, SW Persia 1st half 20th century. In the UK and elsewhere in the West, the equestrian equivalent of this Qashqai camel trapping would be a bridle. What a different approach! Great skill and a great variety of beautiful and elaborate braiding and weaving methods are lavished on this head dress. Persian camels are clearly very snappy dressers. The distinctive barber pole selvedge visible in some of these images is a hallmark of