Syria Kurdistan Tshepks Jacket Persian Max Tilke 1922 Original Art

Plate 74. SYRIA AND KURDISTAN.

Short underu-jackets called tshepks. Of richly braided cloth with open pendant sleeves. They are worn by Harasses in Syria, and by Kurds in Erivan over the mintan or the striped sleeve-vests. The dark red jacket is lined with olive green velvet. The area of distribution of the jackets reaches from W. Persia to the Balkan Peninsula.

This is a 98 year old original print from the book Oriental Costumes their Designs and Colors by Tilke, Max, 1869-1942

Size of sheet: (9” x 11½”). Printed on heavy stock paper reversed side is blank. Condition: Clean sheet. See photos.

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