TUNISIA, Tunis, first half 20th century - Lot 211

Lot n° 211
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TUNISIA, Tunis, first half 20th century - Lot 211
TUNISIA, Tunis, first half 20th century Superb ceremonial costume including "sarouel" or "seroual" pants and bodice. Blue silk embroidered with silver metallic threads and sequins. Pants adorned with a semiset of flowers. Ivory cotton lining with an extension at the bottom of the legs and front in blue cotton. Blue silk bodice with wide braids of silver metallic thread and sequins on cardboard backing, with small straps. The bodice opens at the back. (Condition: stains, wear, discoloration, burn marks, accidents). Pant height without lining: 114 cm; waist length: 150 cm. Bodice: Height 30 cm; Length 52 cm LS Very heavy women's ceremonial costume, most probably a wedding outfit, with pants gathered at the waist by a belt; the swollen legs fall in large pleats over the ankle with the help of an invisible drawstring to distribute the gathers. Several similar "sarouel" pants are preserved at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (inv. 71.1989.25.201.1 and 2, and inv. 71.1969.33.29 for example).
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