A QAJAR WHITE FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY A QAJAR WHITE FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY A QAJAR WHITE FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY A QAJAR WHITE FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A QAJAR WHITE FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3002148

A Qajar hat embroidered in black wool with geometric and foliate patterns and Sufi inscriptions within cartouches, the crown with a flowerhead motif, the rim wih a repeating pattern on ‘Oh Ali . The inscriptions are verses in persian nastaliq script invoking a praising Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet and the first Shi’a Imam. 20 cm.