Fez Belt In Brocatelle And Brocade Lined With Rouennerie - Hizam Morocco Late 18th Early 19th

Late 18th early 19th century Morocco Rare example of a very early Fez Hizam wedding belt! From a famous French collection that will be passed on to the buyer and which was published in the 1970s. Woven on a handloom, it has four Hispano-Moresque decorations including two brocades with gold and silver thread. At the ends, an eight-pointed star "seal of Solomon" and a "Khamsa" hand, commonly the hand of Fatima, intended to remove the evil eye! It is lined with a Siamese woven Indigo with small squares from the late 18th century, like the oldest belts listed. Contrary to what is usually said, the oldest belts are not half-belts because they were much narrower than at the beginning of the 20th century. Some pulled threads in the brocade, fringes missing at one end, otherwise very good structural condition. Dimensions: 16 cm wide by 258 cm long.