This woman in a headscarf tapestry, after Mona Eliwa, renders a stylised woman in a modern cubist style, based on an original artwork by the Egyptian artist Mona Eliwa.
Details
- Size: 47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Style: Harrania weaving tradition
- Signature: signed by the weaver in Arabic
- One of a kind: a single handwoven piece, not a print or a machine reproduction; the photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
Its near-square format works above a console, in a study, or as the focal point of an entryway. The back has no sleeve or rod pocket. Sew hook-and-loop tape to the top edge and fix the matching tape to a wooden batten on the wall, or hang it from a clip rail; a tailor can also sew on a casing for a rod.
From painting to loom
The weaver translates the artist's cubist planes into wool in the Harrania weaving tradition, block by block on the loom, and signs the result in Arabic. It is an Egyptian portrait tapestry that keeps the modern drawing while gaining the depth of wool.
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