Vintage Zazi Afghani Embroidery & Bead Rectangle Pillow

Vintage Zazi Afghani Embroidery & Bead Rectangle Pillow

Highly collectible, museum quality, vintage Zazi Afghani textile embroidered with tiny intricate stitching, hand twisted silk threads and glass seed beads.

• Antique and Vintage
• Hand Twisted Thread
• Embroidered Multi-Color Pattern; Intricate Borders
• Short Beaded Tassels Bordering All Edges; Glass Seed Beads
• Small, Hidden Zipper Closure at Back

Zazi textiles, also known as Katawaz, originate in south eastern Afghanistan. The textiles feature a silk background fabric with tiny embroidered stitching in silk thread defining the pattern. Pieces often consist of layered rectangles framing a central symmetrical geometric design with metallic braiding, tiny precise stitching and glass seed bead tassel edging. The stitching is gorgeous, tiny and even with designs reflecting both the beauty of nature and life of spirit through the choice of colors and fluidity of the design.

Vintage and antique textiles have experienced a full life before making their way to our stores. A vintage item of exceptional quality should not be viewed as brand new, as it shows signs of a lifetime, or several, being used and appreciated by its original makers. Evidence of this well-lived life may be visible in slightly distressed fabric, loose threads, small tears, non-standard sizes and other unique imperfections.

Material: Vintage Silk
Backing: 100% Cotton
Cushion: 100% Cotton Filled with 90% Duck Feathers, 10% Duck Down
Care: Dry Clean Only
Size: 19" x 21"
Origin: Made in Afghanistan