Purse, Medium: silk, wire; silk lining Technique: needle knotting (bebilla or oya), silk satin lining Label: silk needle knotting (bebilla or oya), silk satin lining, Flat purse with a drawstring top; one face has a bouquet of flowers, the other a basket of flowers. The sides and top are decorated with a deep edging of fruit, flowers, and animals, including a camel. In polychrome silks over white satin. An example of a type of needle knotting called oya, practiced in the Eastern Mediterranean., Turkey, early 19th century, knotted, knitted and crocheted textiles, Purse

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