Tent Band Tablecloth Note the various interesting figures

Note the various interesting figures surrounding the sides

Dokra: The name refers to a tribe famous for production of these castings in West Bengal

Here is a superb example of the great art of Anatolian weaving

Size: 58 x 91 cm

The trappings and various containers needed to manage a transient life with mobile tents and beasts of burden are often richly decorated

Tent Band Tablecloth Note the various interesting figuresTent band, Persia Very wide tent bands hold the outer coverings a yurt in place. Narrower ones may perform the same function and may be used internally, partly as decoration and to hang things from. Theyre often associated with the wooden frame tents or yurts of central Asian, Turcoman nomadic tradition. Other bands are used to anchor loads to camels and horses. Size: 385 x 6. 5 cm