Artifact
Hammered Silver Assuit (Shawl)
Description
- Shawl of white netting with a geometric design of individual pieces of hammered silver.
- This type of piece, a cotton or linen mesh decorated with metal, is called an assuit after Asyut where it is made.
- Centre design is of three large diamonds with four smaller diamonds. Two bands of a chevron pattern border the sides of the centre pattern and two bands of zigzags finish off the piece at either end.
Background Information
- Purchased as a memento by William McRae on his return from drilling in Java (Indonesia) around 1915.
Latitude: 27° 10' 45.289" N
Longitude: 31° 11' 8.869" E
Date
ca. 1900
