Siirt Jacket - M sesami-service Crafted using revolutionary copperplate printing

Crafted using revolutionary copperplate printing techniques

circa 1900

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The weight and drape of the finished cloth reflect that intention: this is fabric made to bear load

Made in a time of resourceful practice

Siirt Jacket - M sesami-service Crafted using revolutionary copperplate printingOne of one c. 1900 Southeastern Anatolia Provenance Cut from a Siirt blanket, Southeastern Anatolia, circa 1900. Made from the hair of Angora goats grazed across the high plateaus of the region one of the few materials that could hold warmth against a winter that offered none. Siirt blankets were a staple of Anatolian and Kurdish households for centuries, woven by hand and passed between generations. Shepherds carried them into the mountains. Families