Atarah

(Ternopil Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions)
Atarah (diadem) – a tab stitched to tallit gadol.
Atarah #1
Atarah is an integral part of tallit gadol and is located on the one of its longitudinal sides serving as a kind of a collar. This tab of rectangular form with rounded edges was made in order to distinguish the upper and outer parts of the tallit from the lower and inside part. Flowers and a lacy ornament are embroidered on the white fabric with silvery and light-brown threads.
Museum / institution
Ternopil Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions
Inventory number in the institution
Т - 5932
Author, place of production
unknown
Production period
CE
Technique
weaving, handicraft, needlework
Technique, comment
Spanish strip – Spanish stitch – a method of complicated Spanish embroidery – braiding with a metal thread.
Religious holiday / lifecycle
for religious use
Era
middle of XIX - end of XIX
Materials
thread, fabric
Preservation condition
satisfactory
Restoration
Restoration is recommended.
Current location
on display