It is likely that the towel was originally white and formed part of a bride's dowry. The towel was purchased by Roelof Munneke during a trip to Istanbul sometime in 1968.
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Hand spun and woven cloth (plain weave) hand embroidery (filling stitch satin stitch stem stitch plait stitch back stitch) badla
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Linen towel with weft stripes in white silk and thicker brown cotton. Along both transverse edges there are three stylised floral motifs with small leaves and flowers. These are worked in pink and yellow silk with green silk leaves and branches made from silver (now black) passing thread. There are also dots worked in a metal plate (badla technique).