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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY, CARD

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2008

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This hand embroidered greeting card was made in a Woman’s Co-operative in Jabal al-Hoss, one of the poorest areas in Syria in 2008. The co-operative, with outside support, enables the women, many who are illiterate, to become self-sufficient. The brightly coloured embroidery, depicts flowers, animals, mosques and scenes from their daily life. This card depicts a mosque, two houses, two trees and agricultural land.

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Registration number

cwa-org-78-VC2000.133

Item type

Width

85 mm

Height or length

115 mm

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

83

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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