Band with tassels W 150 - 215 Size : 56 x 15

Size : 56 x 15 cm

Exceptional highly elaborate Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat)

Origin: N W Persia

Here in its simplest form

usually including some copper

Band with tassels W 150 - 215 Size : 56 x 15Exceptionally long band with tassels. A functional but elaborately tasselled band for strapping packs on to a camel or horse. The vast array of animal trappings, tribal bags and tent bands serve as a glimpse of an earlier human lifestyle. Before urbanisation (a mere blip in Human history), human beings travelled seasonally for food and grazing or in seeking new territories. The trappings and various containers needed to manage a transient life with