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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 228650, member: 59&quot;]With the human figures, this was not made for the Middle Eastern market. Islam forbids the representation of humans in their art work.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clothing, headgear and the central figure are Egyptian, so it might have been made for the tourist market there, but maybe not. Might have been done in the west in the 1920&#039;s when all things Egyptian were the rage.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be helpful to show us a good close view of the underside and one of the fringe (assuming there is fringe on the short ends.) This may give us clues about how it was made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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