Antique Egyptian Revival Appliqué Wallhanging with Herders, Geese, Hieroglyphics: C1920s Egypt modernist Would look lovely over a

Would look lovely over a window

bathroom or above a door

187 x 213cm

73 x 121 cm

Antique Egyptian Revival Appliqué Wallhanging with Herders, Geese, Hieroglyphics: C1920s Egypt modernist Would look lovely over aThis textile is a vintage Egyptian Khayamiya (appliqu) wall hanging dating to the 1920s1930s Art Deco "Egyptian Revival" period. Following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922, a global craze for all things ancient Egyptian swept the design world. Street artisans in Cairo's famous Street of the Tentmakers (Suq al Khayamiyya) hand stitched these panels out of dyed cotton fabrics to sell as souvenirs to western tourists. This