Aghabani Tablecloth

Aghabani fabric is one of the most admired textiles of Damascus, uniquely connected to the city and its surrounding towns. Although this craft has gained fame through the merchants of Damascus, the true creators of this embroidery based fabric are the women working behind the scenes, in Duma and elsewhere. Duma is a major city which lies to the northeast of Damascus, in the Ghuta region. “Every woman in Duma owns an Aghabani embroidery machine; it comes with our dowry, and Aghabani embroidery-making is a custom the women of Duma have practiced for generations,” explains an elderly woman from the Jowhar family. The Jowhar family has a good reputation in Aghabani textile production. They have been practicing this craft for three generations now, like many other well-known families from the city of Duma such as al-Malik, al-Najjar and Sheikh Bzeneh. - from the Syrian Heritage Archive

Includes 12 napkins
109 long x wide x 64”

Good

Housewares, Tableware

18%

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