An embroidered mirror cover (tensifa)

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An embroidered mirror cover (tensifa)
the ground of apricot pink silk embroidered to either end with a panel of stylised flowers and pomegranate motifs worked in brightly coloured silks, one edge bordered with flower-sprays with geometric leaves, Tetouan, Morocco, late 19th century, (slight fading/stains to ground) --40cm x 428cm
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Lot Essay

Tensifa such as this one would be draped over mirrors on important festive occaisions to ward off the evil eye. For comparable examples see De Soie et d'Or - Broderies du Maghreb, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1996, p23 and p67.

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