Wall Hanging with large Egyptian male figure dressed in clothing like that of Pharaohs; holding an ankh with his left hand and an ankh tipped staff; man wears a headdress; black donkey with saddle is bending down to eat a plant under a palm tree; two pyramids; scarab and eye motifs.
Wall Hanging with Egyptian man in profile with bird, flower, and other symbols; Man is long and below is a boy and a camel blocked in a square of orange cotton; main colors of orange, pale green, brown, white, yellow, and black.
a) Caftan of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in a vertical diamond pattern; tulle-bi-telli; scoop neckline with plunging slit at center-front; single button and loop closure at front neckline; geometric designs trim the center-front of the caftan; wide bell sleeves are trimmed at the ends with castle geometric design; full-length; unlined. b) Scarf of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in diamond design.
Shawl of linen tulle embellished with flat, crimped silver metal in patterns of figures, pants, trees and architecture set in horizontal rows; designs show Coptic Christian influence; typically worn draped over the head or as a wrap.
Wall Hanging of woven flax with colorful scene of a man riding on a donkey; man is holding a rod in one hand and a rope with bags in the other; the outer square is blocked by geometric alternating colors; plant in front of man.
Wall Hanging with a large central scarab in brown, grey, yellow, red, and black; on either side are bulls; Egyptian men dressed in tunic with headdress holding three objects.
These are the nomadic people of Egypt, and in the desert they still retain the spirit of independence, the courage, and the restlessness of their ancestors. “As in the time of Herodotus the tent of the Bedouin is still his home. Where it is pitched is a matter of indifference to him, if only the pegs which secure it be firmly driven in the ground, if it shelters his wife and child from the sun and the chilly night air, and if pasturage and a spring be within reach.” —Baedecker
