A tapestry of Ma'dan nomads from southern Iraq.
These people lived in a very simple way on islands that they made themselves from reeds in vast reed lands. They also made their houses of reeds. Water buffalos swam around and allowed themselves to be milked. Furthermore, they lived on fish and what they could sell on the false shore.
In the Gulf War they had sided with the American and British allies against Saddam and then Saddam was given free rein to take revenge.
Abandoned by 'us'.
This resulted in a (forgotten) genocide.
Now there are almost no Ma'dan nomads and other minorities such as Gnostics and Mandaeans (an offshoot of Zoroasm). more who live the old way.
What you see is a remnant of an ancient culture that already existed there 3000 to 4000 years ago.
These carpets were among their greatest opulence.
The figuration with the basket was embroidered on a simple woven cloth. In two narrow strips and then sewn together.
This is no ordinary decoration but an object that should hang on the wall in a house of people who know its specialness. Sometimes, rarely and just sometimes it is about something .
