This night village under the moon tapestry is a quiet scene: a great flowering tree at the centre, hills and village life around it, and a moon lighting the sky over goats grazing below.
Details
- Size: 61 x 39 in (157 x 100 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Style: Wissa Wassef style
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- Signature: signed by the artist, bottom right
- One of a kind: woven freehand from no sketch or cartoon. No second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
Its wide format is made for the wall above a sofa, a bed or a sideboard, where it can run almost the full width of the furniture. It has no sleeve or rod pocket. Sew hook-and-loop tape along the top and fix the matching strip to a wooden batten. A clip rail or a tailor-made rod casing also work.
A village after dark
Against the night sky, the moon and the flowering tree stand out in plant-dyed wool. The artist signed the piece at the bottom right, and with no cartoon behind it, this Egyptian village tapestry cannot be made again.
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