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Vintage Art Deco Egyptian Assuit Shawl White Net Silver Studded Tunic Mini Dress. Tweet
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This amazing antique Art Deco Egyptian Assuit shawl white net silver studded tunic mini dress dates from the 1920s. It is made of a white sheer cotton netting, covered with hand applied silver metal pieces done in decorative Art Deco abstract geometric designs of stick figure people, Bedouin tents and trees. Assuit shawls were made popular during the Egyptian Revival in the 1920s with the discovery of King Tut's tomb and were made in Assiut, Egypt. These Assuit shawls are also known as Tulle-bi-telli, Assuit, Asyut, Assyut, Assiut. Tulle-bi-telli translates roughly as "net with metal" and were sometimes custom made into fashionable clothing. This stunning Assuit shawl has been made into a loose fitting short tunic top style mini dress, with short sleeves, side slit skirt, a rolled hand stitched hemline edging and is sheer, unlined. The dress measures 38 inches long, with a 50 inch bust, 50 inch waist and 50 inch hips. It is in good condition, with only a couple of tiny faint age spot stains (see close-up). This is truly a rare, one of a kind piece of wearable Egyptian Revival textile art! $450 |
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