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Farq

Posted by Edith D on March 27, 2012 at 1:21pm
From the Sahel coast (Sousse, Mahdia, Moknine areas). This example incorporates elements of various age and is backed with real silk. The silver ornaments sewn onto the band also sometimes appear on matching ceremonial dresses.
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Tags: Tunisia, temporals
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  • Edith D March 27, 2012 at 1:36pm

    Similar headbands can be seen on some of the ladies in my photos of the bridal party from Hamamet.

  • howah March 27, 2012 at 6:23pm

    very attractive!

  • Linda Pastorino March 29, 2012 at 5:14pm

    Wonderful piece!

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