recording this here, or I will never be able to find it again

[kareina]

Today one of my friends on FB posted a link to a video of an Egyptian tunic from the 8th Century, followed by still photos in the comments of other, similar style tunics:

A blue 7 to 9th Century one currently in a museum in Canada:


a plainer, cream coloured one:



and a mosaic showing what they look like when one wears them with a belt:



I have, of course, seen tunics like these before, in photos of the original garment, lying flat on a table, just like in the first part of the video, where she shows cool details of the stitching and weaving. But it wasn't until she had a model wearing a reproduction and I could see how the over-sized garment looks as it drapes over the body, when one wears it with a belt, that I actually wanted one.

so many interesting projects, so little time. Perhaps I should finish the tunic in progress before I start something new...

Comments

[hrj.livejournal.com]

There are an astounding number of Egyptian tunics surviving (and more that would have survived if antiquity dealers hadn't cut them up to sell the decorative sections separately). I believe the blue one is a child's tunic. There are slight differences in the proportions, and the use of the side neck opening seems to be more common on children's tunics (perhaps because of the relatively larger head size).

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I hadn't really thought about size, but now that you mention it, I think I agree that the blue one is likely a child's based on how it looks, even though there is nothing in the photo for scale.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Lovely!