Banjara Tribal Embroidery Textile - Vintage Tassels and Metal Charms
Rectangular vintage embroidery piece with a few metal charms sewn on and three fiber tassels along the bottom edge. Embroidered in warm reds and yellows. This piece looks like it was made to be used traditionally, on an animals forehead, or for a similar purpose.
Vintage Banjara embroidery textile piece with small mixed metal charms and round wool tassels. Textile piece is embroidered in warm colors. Embellished textile pieces are not only decorative, but traditionally offer protection from forces of evil for animals as well as for humans. A nice sized piece for incorporating into dance costuming or other textile arts. Interesting small mixed metal pendants are sewn to the face of the piece and woolen tassels are sewn at the bottom edge. Two ties give hints that this was used as animal decoration.
Banjara women are holding tightly to their traditional crafts and almost every piece of fabric they wear has at least some mirror work or other embellishment to attract the eye. This same exuberance in adornment is extended to their animals and homes as well. In tribal life, animals are a valuable asset. Tribal women make these beautiful handworked pieces from brightly colored fabrics, embroidery, shisha mirrors, beads, shells and other decorative elements worked into animal trappings and decorative pieces that protect as well as adorn.
Item No. TMM0035
Length: 11.5 inches
Width: 2.25 inches
Fabric Color: Unknown, this piece is entirely covered in embroidery
Embroidery Colors: Red, yellow, green, black
Materials: Fabric, embroidery thread, wool tassels, mixed metal charms
Additional Info: A couple of the metal charms appear to be broken bits used in place of whole pieces
Country of Origin: India
Condition: Vintage
Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece(s) shown in the photos on this page. This is a USED piece that has previously been used as or adorned tribal clothing, accessories, household goods, animal trappings or other items. There may be small flaws such as frayed edges, fading, or wear, it may have raw edges or other flaws from repeated tribal use. Older mirrors may be scratched, cracked, or the reflective backing may be wearing off in places or perhaps almost entirely gone. Vintage hand made mirror pieces do not conform to exact measurements. Variance in length / width is to be expected.
A NOTE ON THE CONDITION OF TRIBAL ITEMS: Our tribal textile items are used tribal pieces from faraway lands. As used pieces our items may be frayed, faded or otherwise reflect their prior lives as treasured tribal pieces. Please know that we strive to maintain the tribal allure of our items and therefore we do not clean or repair these pieces in any way. This not only maintains the old, tribal look of each piece that our belly dance customers seek, but also preserves the value of a piece that the cleaning process may diminish.
We do our best to describe any flaws that may be present, and we encourage you to read the full description and look at all photos closely to judge the condition of the item for yourself and know exactly what you are ordering. If you have questions about the condition of any item, please ask!
