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Factory woven cloth (damask) couching metal thread embroidery (couching straight stitch applied beads and spangles
Acquired in Tunisia as part of the TRC's Embroidery from the Arab World Project and encyclopedia (Bloomsbury 2016).
A very stiff and padded waistcoat that is heavily decorated on the front and back with couched silk and metal threads to produce connecting squares lines flowers and foliage as well as stylised birds and fish
This type of waistcoat was worn by a bride and then later by married women on festive moments.