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Obj. ID: 39359  Prayer shawl (Tallit), Yemen, circa 1940

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Bar Hama, Ardon, -

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Name/Title
Prayer shawl (Tallit) | Unknown
Object Detail
Date
circa 1940
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
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Gross Family Collection No.
047.015.001
Material/Technique
Cotton, Colored Threads of dyed cotton, Woven, Silk woven squares in corners
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Measurements
Length: 248 cm, Width: 105 cm
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Description

The following description was prepared by William Gross:     

The prayer shawl, or "Tallit" in Hebrew, is worn during daily prayers by adult Jews, those over the age of 13, after the ceremony of Bar Mitzvah. This multi-colored Tallit is quite different that its wetern counterparts, which are generally not cororful, carrying blue or black stripes only. A signiture and date in Arabic characters, are woven into the selvedge on one side of the textile. This form and colors are from a rural, mountainous area of Yemen. There are two similar examples in the Israel Museum, one of which is a Tallit Katan.   

Inscription:  ELIAS LEMAMAH(? Alim Lemamah)    1366 [=1947]

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