A rust orange Assuit wrap, made in Egypt in tulle bi telli: flat strips of silver-colored metal hammered by hand into net.
Assuit (also spelled Assiut) takes its name from the city of Assiut in Egypt, where the craft was first made. Also called tulle bi telli, an Arabic term meaning "net with metal," it is made by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1/8" wide. Each strip is passed through the holes in the net, folded over, cut and flattened into a small packet of metal, and the finished piece is flattened further by rolling or hammering. The metal used in this craft may be nickel silver, copper or brass. Assuit patterns range from geometric figures to plants, birds, people and camels.
Wear it over the shoulders as an evening wrap, or drape it over a chair or table where the metal catches the light.