This date palms at sunset tapestry is a tall oasis scene: palms heavy with fruit reach toward a setting sun, with hoopoes and other birds among the trees and a band of flowering plants at their feet.
Details
- Size: 68 x 37 in (174 x 93 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Style: Wissa Wassef style
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- One of a kind: woven freehand from no sketch or cartoon. No second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
At its height, it wants a narrow wall, a hallway, or the space beside a doorway or a staircase. There is no sleeve or rod pocket. Stitch hook-and-loop tape along the top edge and fix its partner to a wooden batten. A clip rail also works, or a tailor can sew on a casing.
Sunset in plant dyes
The sunset, the fruiting palms and the hoopoes are all woven in plant-dyed wool. Like other Wissa Wassef style pieces, it is woven freehand, so this palm tree tapestry has no twin.
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