Obj. ID: 10521
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah case wrapper, Tripoli
The rectangular Torah case wrapper is divided into a central purple vertical rectangle flanked by two bordeaux square panels (see: Remarks: no. 1).
The central panel is adorned with a pointed arch enclosing a flower emerging from a stylised flowering vase.
The side panels are identically decorated with a symmetrical pattern depicting a leafy rhomboid set at each corner and pointing towards the centre. Scrolled stems are embroidered in between them. Each rhomboid is enfolding a central flower surrounded by a frame.
The wrapper is framed with a strip decorated with a pattern of open hands (hamsa), crescents (hilal), stars and flowers.
Nine hooks for hanging the wrapper on the Torah case are attached to its upper edge, while a strip of fringes is attached to its bottom.
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Fig. 1.Details of corner embroidery set on three different Torah wrappers, Libya, 20th century:
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Cloth: silk purple velvet
Lining: cotton in tabby
Decoration: silver threads in laid and couched embroidery
Foundation: silver thread twisted around a cotton core
Inscription: none
Foundation: none
Additions: industrial strip of wound silver threads, fringes, brocade ribbon
Hamsa
See: Description