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An "egme" of very good size. Not often seen, though they do occur and are well documented. Fashionable for a comparatively short period only, in the early 20th century. Interesting to see!
Great piece Peter …and i recognized the provenance….very unusual with the tulip pattern !! Congrats !!!!
Angelo
Oh Peter, what a collector's item. Stunning what an attractive color combination of those silk tassles. Beautiful. Tulip design I would think are to be associated with Turkey, because after all that is where they original came from before the Netherlands managed to get some and it became the Dutch national flower . Is it silver Peter. Thumbs up. GR. Ingrid
It is so refreshing to see the entire piece with hat underneath. I have seen quite a few of these, and originally they were explained to me as being a type of corset/ breast plate. One can see why, when only the curved, silver plaque is being shown. Since, I have seen lots of old photos of women wearing these, though they do look rather like the ladies would have a difficult time doing lots of household work in them. I imagine that the heavy shawl that goes over it helps balance it, but some of the women are wearing them tilted back at such an angle, I does make me wonder....
Dear Peter, I will just say WOW!!! This piece was obviously used, treasured, and hand-crafted by tribal people. Wonderful job collecting this and many congratulations.
Congratulations, Peter. Very well preserved. Not often one sees them with the hat attached. The back ornaments are very attractive. Do you think they are a later addition?