Clothing - Shawl

Historical information

Wedding shawl, named after town of Azzute (Assuit) in Egypt where made. Flat silver coloured metal plate is cut and folded over the threads of cotton net in patterns. Early 20th Century.

Physical description

Tulle-bi-telle (Assuit or Azzute) shawl of silver coloured metal strips on cotton net fabric

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