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RitualXVIIIe-XIXe siècle

Painted Torah Binder (Wimpel) from Bohemia

Enrich the Great Book

וימפל צבוע מבוהמיה

Description

Long linen band girding the Torah scroll, made in the Ashkenazi rite from the child's circumcision swaddling cloth. Beside embroidery, usage in the Czech lands often favored hand-painting: the child's name, birth date and the blessing of Torah, marriage and good deeds are inscribed, illustrated with a wedding canopy and scrolls.

Features

Material
Lin peint à la main
Provenance
Bohême et Moravie

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