Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations — John Shaqi
Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorationsHouston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
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Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
Clothing and dress -- Assyria; Clothing and dress -- Egypt; Clothing and dress -- Iran
The fourth division of Egyptian costume is shown in the examples on
Plate X. and pp. 33, 34, and 35. These are the draped or shawl type of
costume. They have many resemblances to the draping of the well-known
Indian sari of modern times. Compare these with illustration of sari (p.
39). The ingenuity displayed in the draping of these costumes can only
be realized when they are actually done upon a model. It should be noted
with regard to all Egyptian costumes of the more fully draped type that
the entire draperies seem to radiate from one point, usually a knot at
the waist, with very beautiful effect.
To drape Fig. 16, which is a modern drawing of Plate X., tie a cord
round the waist, tuck in corner b (see plan, Fig. 16A) at left side of
waist, pass round the back and round the right side to front again; make
some pleats and tuck them in in centre front of waist, then pass round
back again to right side; catch up the whole drapery and throw it
upwards from right-hand side of waist under left arm-pit, pass on round
the back
[Illustration: Fig. 17]
[Illustration: Fig. 19]
[Illustration: Fig. 19A
The width 45” will drape a tall figure, say 5’ 6” in height. The drapery
should be narrower for a lesser height.]
and over the right shoulder towards front, then throw the remaining
portion of garment across the chest and backwards over the left
shoulder; take corner a and bring it round under right arm-pit, release
corner b which you first tucked in, and tie it to corner a. The corner c
will hang down in a point at the back.
To drape the costume on Fig. 17, which dates 1300 B.C., take the corner
a of Fig. 17A and hold it at right side of waist in front, pass round
the back and round the left side to front again, tuck in some pleats in
centre front, and pass on round the back to left side of waist under
left arm towards the front; catch up the entire garment and throw over
the right shoulder, pass the upper edge of the garment round the back of
the neck and over the left shoulder and downwards across the breast to
right, where the corner b should be tied to corner a. Corner d hangs
down in a point at the back.
For Fig. 18, which dates 1600 B.C., take the corner a of Fig. 18A and
hold it at right side of waist in front, pass the edge a-b round back of
waist to the left side and across the front of waist, pass it round the
right side again under the right arm towards the back and upwards over
the left shoulder; tie the corner a to corner b in front.
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