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2. Damask - Wikipedia

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   Damask. Damask ( /ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [ 1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [ 2] Fabrics used to create damasks include silk ...

3. Georg Jensen Damask - Wikipedia

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   Georg Jensen Damask has collaborated with designers such as John Becker, Bodil Bødtker-Næss, Knud V. Engelhardt, Arne Jacobsen, Nina Ferlov, Grethe Sørensen, Bent Georg Jensen, Vibeke Klint, Kim Naver and Jette Nevers This has been an important source of interest for Nevers for a considerable time.

4. Palmwood shipwreck - Wikipedia

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   Palmwood shipwreck. The Palmwood is the name used for a shipwreck off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel in the Wadden Sea. Artifacts recovered from the wreck include two unique examples of 17th-century clothing, one a satin silk damask dress such as would have been worn by the very wealthy for everyday occasions and the other a silk and ...

5. Bazin (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Bazin (or basin) is a West African fabric with its origin in Europe imported in Mali, made from hand-dyed cotton, resulting in a damask textile known for its stiffness and vibrant sheen. It is primarily recognized as the most commonly used fabric for crafting a Boubou, a long, loose traditional outerwear worn by both men and women, particularly ...

6. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   Yoruba clothing. Yoruba clothing are the traditional clothings worn by people of the Yoruba ethnic group in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo in a region called Yorubaland. The clothing reflects the rich culture, history and aesthetic preferences of the Yoruba people. Yoruba woman in traditional clothing. Yoruba men's clothing.

7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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   Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. The variety and distribution of clothing and textiles within a society reveal social customs and culture. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of most human societies.

8. Damascus - Wikipedia

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   Damascus was the capital of independent Ayyubid rulers between 1193 and 1201, from 1218 to 1238, from 1239 to 1245, and from 1250 to 1260. At other times it was ruled by the Ayyubid rulers of Egypt. [ 88 ] During the internecine wars fought by the Ayyubid rulers, Damascus was besieged repeatedly, as, e.g., in 1229.

9. History of Damascus (book) - Wikipedia

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   2012. Publication place. Lebanon. Pages. 21568. ISBN. 9782745160966. The History of Damascus ( Arabic: تاريخ دمشق, romanized : Tarikh Dimashq) is a major classical Islamic encyclopedic work and is considered the largest biographical dictionary produced in history by a medieval Muslim historian, Ibn Asakir. [ 1][ 2][ 3]