Auction 81
Collection of Willy Lindwer
Jul 13, 2021
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
Orientalia: Jewish Ceremonial Art, Ethnic Jewelry and Printed Items
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LOT 27:
Elegant Prayer Shawl Bag – For Rahamim Mahfouda – Morocco
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Elegant Prayer Shawl Bag – For Rahamim Mahfouda – Morocco
Prayer shawl bag ("Sakhara Di'Tzitzith"). Fez or Meknès, Morocco, [early decades of 20th century].
Cut silver (marked), pierced and engraved; velvet and cotton fabric; card.
Prayer shawl bag for Bar Mitzvah boy, decorated on all sides with silver plates, with openwork vegetal patterns, superimposed over maroon-colored velvet fabric. Hebrew inscription on front plate with name of bag's owner: "Rahamim Bar Ya'akov Mahfouda." On back, four decorations in form of Star of David and crescent, and large decoration reminiscent of rose window. Some decorations inlaid with rhinestones. Original shoulder chain.
Height: 19 cm. Length: 26 cm. Width: 5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Reference: Jewish Life in Morocco, item no. 181; Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land, items nos. 17-18.
